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Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast Fact File
Opening Date
8th April 2006
Location
Previous "Le Visionarium" building. Also uses space of the old "Arcade Omega".
Attraction Type
Interactive dark ride; Omnimover system with guest-controlled spinning cars each featuring 2 laser guns and 2 LED score displays
More Info
An almost exact clone of the similar rides already open in Disneyland Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Resort under the name "Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters". Features the same scenes but in a slightly different layout, to allow the ride to be "shoe-horned" into the Le Visionarium building. These 4 recent Buzz attractions are improved and updated versions of the original Walt Disney World version - "Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin".
Useful Links
:arrow: Official Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast website (//http://www.helpbuzz.com/flash/UK/main.php?lang=UK&pays=UK)
:arrow: Photos Magiques Construction Gallery (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/buzz_construction)
:arrow: DLRP Magic! Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast guide (//http://www.dlrpmagic.com/guides/disneylandpark/discoveryland/buzzlightyearlaserblast/)
To Infinity And Beyond!
Apparently "Laser Blast" isn't the final name of this attraction at all. Disneyland Resort Paris are currently running a survey to find out what the public would prefer the attraction to be called:
//http://www.disneylandparis.com/uk/survey/
Here's the options:
Buzz Lightyear's Cosmic Adventure
Buzz Lightyear's Cosmic Blast
Buzz Lightyear's Intergalactic Adventure
Buzz Lightyear's Space Adventure
Which did you choose?
And will DLRP really use whichever one comes out top? I doubt it to be honest - no doubt they'll listen to the feedback put into the "comments" section just as much as the voting, and so the final name might not be any of these but a totally different combination of spacey words based on the feedback. :wink:
As I just said in a rather moany post on DLP.info (just trying to fit in over there... :twisted: ):
Those names are TERRIBLE!! They don't have any kind of ring to them and they just don't fit together right. Buzz Lightyear's Laser Blast was cool, and IMO far better than "Space Ranger Spin" or "Astro Blasters". Maybe they can't use "Laser Blast" for some reason? Or maybe it was wasn't meant to be seen as the official attraction title but more as a description of the ride?
I think Laser Blast somehow fitted Discoveryland better than any of the other resorts' names or the suggested names here aswell, since I really don't associate Discoveryland with the words "Space Ranger", "Astro", "Intergalactic" or "Cosmic". They're too modern and simply don't fit. "Laser Blast", however, was a nice normal name that was actually something the average park guest might say. I can image normal guests saying:
"let's go on Buzz Lightyear's Laser Blast!"
"let's go on Buzz's Laser Blast!"
"let's go on Laser Blast!"
Whereas I *really* don't see anyone saying any of the following:
"let's go on Buzz's Cosmic Adventure!"
"let's go on Buzz's Intergalactic Adventure!"
"let's go on Cosmic Blast!"
"let's go on Buzz's Space Adventure!"
I also copied most of the above into the "feedback" bit of the survey, adding that Laser Blast helps guests to understand what the attraction is about much quicker aswell...
This might all seem a little over the top for a simple name, but a name could make or break this, and when it's going to be Disneyland Park's first new attraction in 7 years it does sorta matter to me... :wink:
Quote from: "Baloo"I can image normal guests saying:
"let's go on Buzz Lightyear's Laser Blast!"
"let's go on Buzz's Laser Blast!"
"let's go on Laser Blast!"
Whereas I *really* don't see anyone saying any of the following:
"let's go on Buzz's Cosmic Adventure!"
"let's go on Buzz's Intergalactic Adventure!"
"let's go on Cosmic Blast!"
"let's go on Buzz's Space Adventure!"
I have to say you're very right about that! It does sound a lot better indeed, then all the new names.
Jorien :D
Laser Blast sounds much better... That was my suggestion too in the survey :wink:
Me too. Where it asked for suggestions or info, I put Laser Blast too. It's been the name for a while now and I really like it. The others are far too complicated so shouldn't stick.
Laser blast sounds much better for me 8)
Buzz Lightyear's Space Adventure
The name has been confirmed in a new press release:
Buzz Lightyear's Space Adventure
English version
Your Toys need you!
Buckle up with Buzz Lightyear and defend your toys against the Evil Emperor Zurg – on a code-red intergalactic emergency ride into the Gamma Quadrant.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to fly with Buzz from Star Command's Action Centre and stop Zurg's power-hungry plan to capture all the batteries in the Universe – leaving every toy powerless against his twisted evil ways.
As a sworn enemy of Zurg, pilot your own interactive XP-38 Space Cruiser and navigate your way through the severest asteroid storms. Hit Zurg where it really hurts – with your twin laser-beam ion pulse cannons.
Use your craft's target recognition software to keep track of your hits and points – add them to a leader board to impress Buzz and earn yourself a hero's welcome on your return to Star Command.
Of course, to go to infinity and beyond, save the toys and restore peace and harmony in the Universe is all in a day's work for an Elite Space Ranger like you.
I'm sorry but Space Adventure just doesn't do anything for me :roll:
I can't understand why they started with a great name then wanted to change it. Oh well, at least we get the attraction I guess.
Yeah, we're getting a new ride, and an omnimover one at that (I love them things!), but the name is just so nondescript and dull. It doesn't mentioned the spinning, it doesn't mention the laser guns, nothing! For all the general public know, it could be SM rethemed again! :x
Give us Cosmic Blast / Astro Blasters / Laser Blast pleeeeeaaassee DLRP! It's not too late!
PS: And while you're at it DLRP, *please* don't name ToT "Tour du Terreur" or whatever. It just loses so much impact and... it's meant to be in Hollywood! We don't have "L'Arcade de Libertie" in Main Street do we? Whether a name is in English or French should depend on the ride's theme and which fits better. Frontierland's attractions are all English because it's America. On the other hand, Fantasyland has a mixture of french/english because some rides are more based in France than Britain (Le Chateau vs. Peter Pan's Flight). OK, I've made my point now. I hope André just used "Tour de Terreur" in that TV interview to stop the woman repeating it in French for him... :lol: Mini-rant over!
Woohoo I chose for Space Adventure 8) :wink:.
Space Mountain, Space Adventure...
First timers will get confused!!! :lol:
Quote from: "raptor1982"Space Mountain, Space Adventure...
First timers will get confused!!! :lol:
Yeah! With new attractions two years in a row with "Space" in the names people are going to be really uninterested in Buzz when it arrives... :(
what about french people???
I think it REALLy is a bad idea to call buzz "space adventure":
1/ it doesn't sound good
2/ French people always use the shortest name possible for the attraction (ie space mountain a lot of french people call it "space") and they get confused easily if you put too many english words (like pirates of the "carrabine" [a carrabine is a kind of gun] lol)
3/ When you go in an attraction called "laser blast" you easily guess that it's gonna be with laser whereas space adventure doesnt mean anything at all... i'm sure a lot of guests will ask if i'ts not a roller coaster!!!!
4/ Don't you think that there's gonna be too many "space"s in discoveryland??? lol
i'm talking about all these problems as i'm French and CM... so i know the guests and especially the french ones!!! lol
to me they should have kept laser blast it sounded cool and original!
Yeah, I agree Discoveryboy. There's too much space in discoveryland ;-).
Laser Blast sounded so much better.
I absolutely agree with everything you said, Discoveryboy!
Maybe we should just rebel and constantly refer to the ride as "Laser Blast" still? If we continue to use the name on websites and forums and then annoy DLRP a bit by using it in emails, on the phone and asking questions in the parks they might get the idea!
Have you noticed how I'm trying to be good and not mention the P word?*
*petition :roll: :twisted:
This is odd - I've just checked the Buzz section on Extraordinet and downloaded the English press release again. The only thing is, the version that is online now doesn't have the title of the attraction at the top. The old version said this at the top:
Buzz Lightyear's Space Adventure
English version
Whereas the version which is currently online doesn't have that - in fact, it doesn't give a name for the attraction at all.
Also, the press releases in other languages never had that either. The English one was added first and then I suppose when they added the others they changed the English one so it didn't have that at the top. The title of the section on Exploraordinet still says "Buzz Lightyear Space Adventure" though, but this all leads me to believe that they haven't decided on a name at all yet. And if they had, they've changed their minds and want a bit more time to think about it.
It is very strange to read the new English press release since whilst it talks about the attraction and Buzz Lightyear, it doesn't mention the attraction name at all. Hopefully they'll make their minds up before the end of this summer so travel agents can use the name in their Spring/Summer 2006 brochures...
Just looking at them both again, it appears the opening paragraph of the press release has also been changed very slightly:
Old version:
Buckle up with Buzz Lightyear and defend your toys against the Evil Emperor Zurg – on a code-red intergalactic emergency ride into the Gamma Quadrant.
New version:
To Disneyland, and beyond! Be one of the chosen, and Buckle up with Buzz Lightyear to defend toys against the Evil Emperor Zurg – on a code-red intergalactic emergency ride into the Gamma Quadrant.
That's not quite as interesting as the apparent withdrawal of the "Space Adventure" name (for now) though... :?
Following picture was posted by "tom2" on the dlp.info board:
(//http://www.mousekingdom.com/ClickMagique/PicParade/albums/userpics/10800/sketch1.jpg)
It's the new layout of Constellations and the Buzz building.
Thanks to "tarzan" on DLP.info forum, here are two PDFs showing a storyboard for a commercial for the Buzz attraction. Originally believed to be fake, they are now looking to be quite real after another member, "Leo of Terror", described new commercials shown to CMs to inform them of the new attractions...
http://users.skynet.be/bk327056/Buzz1.pdf (http://users.skynet.be/bk327056/Buzz1.pdf)
http://users.skynet.be/bk327056/Buzz3.pdf (http://users.skynet.be/bk327056/Buzz3.pdf)
This commercial is said to be different to the one CMs are shown (which features shots of the Tokyo version of the ride), but the logo at the same is apparently the same in both.
And that logo does look VERY nice indeed, albeit not very "Discoverylandish". It looks so much more serious than the logos for the other Buzz rides, and I think it would be nice if they did actually make this version of the ride a bit more adult and serious than the rather cheesy and cheap-looking other versions...
Here's some exciting news from "La Rouquine (//http://forum.aceboard.net/p-931-3467-64296-15.htm#id1039862)" on Disney Central Plaza Forum:
- The dividing walls between the different scenes in the ride are now in place.
- The blacklight paintings will start to be put in place from next week.
- The rails/vehicles (omnimover system) will be installed between September and November.
Exciting eh? It's surprising just how quickly this attraction is arriving. If it opens around the same time as Mission 2, then it will have taken just over 18months, including removing all the Le Vis stuff! :D
Let's hope now that some lucky CMs can get into the building (officially, not illegally, of course!) during construction to get some photos, like we saw with Disneyland CA's. :wink:
Great news! It's going so fast. :o
News from MiceChat.com:
The Marketing department of Disneyland Resort Paris announced today to the resort management team that the official name for the Buzz Lightyear attraction has been changed from Buzz Lightyear's Space Adventure to BUZZ LIGHTYEAR'S LASER BLAST
The attraction will be launched like Space Mountain - Mission II right after EASTER 2006.
It sounds pretty official. Perhaps they listened to the comments we gave them when they did the survey? I think quite a few fans mentioned that the original Laser Blast name was better. Whatever made them change their mind - it looks 99.9% sure it's going to be Laser Blast now! Yay! :D :D
Yay so much better.
We had a talk with a trustable CM yesterday, and he told us that he had the chance for a quick walk inside the building. He told us that the dividing walls are up and most of them are painted with stars and space themes. :D
Great news about the name change!!! :D
And now, whereas before it said "Buzz Lightyear Space Adventure" on Extraordinet, it now says "Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast"!!
Yesss! =D> Do you really think they listened to us?
Oh DLRP, you're so great when you want to be... :D
Now we're left with just one mystery - will it be "Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast" or "Buzz Lightyear's Laser Blast"? I'd say the *second* one. (edit: changed my mind since when I first posted this) It matches with the original EuroDisney SCA document about the new attractions as well as the logo in those PDF documents which were posted above. In fact, those PDFs are looking more and more real everyday - I bet the final logo is very very similar if not identical to the one shown in those... :wink:
Here is the logo as seen in those PDFs:
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I *really* love it! It's so un-tacky compared to the logos from other resorts, and could really mean that they're making it into more of a serious ride. What I haven't liked about most of the design of the other attractions is that they're just a little bit too light hearted - something darker and more serious like this logo suggests would really fit in our Discoveryland. I also like the humour in the storyboards in those PDFs as well - I hope they manage to fit some of that into our attraction.
I think this logo could be a serious contender for the final one. It seems very much like a logo DLRP would make, and the graphic in the middle fits perfectly and is well-designed enough to make me believe that this logo really isn't fake...
The only thing which doesn't seem right in this logo is the placing of "Buzz Lightyear". It just seems a little out of place. On the PDFs it's shown in two seperate graphics, so I just guessed the name would go above the Laser Blast like that... It might look better if Buzz's name was a bit bigger, perhaps?
Has anyone else noticed that they're rereleasing both Toy Story and Toy Story 2 as seperate 2-disc DVDs this Winter? Isn't that just PERFECT timing for this attraction? It'll get everyone interested in the films again so that by the time Laser Blast opens they'll all really want to go and be Buzz Lightyear! Anyone who's scared that Buzz has lost his marketing potential really needn't be...
:arrow: //http://www.ultimatedisney.com/images/t-v/ts10th-lg.jpg
(source: UltimateDisney.com)
I'm going to place another (slightly less optimistic) bet now, and say that I bet DLRP won't use this awesome marketing oppertunity to advertise Laser Blast. They could put an insert in the DVD advertising it, or even an advert on the DVD... but they most likely won't... :roll:
It looks like work has now most definately begun on the exterior of the building - or at least work preparing for work on the exterior of the building! :wink: :lol:
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(Source: Korto, Disney Central Plaza Forum)
Wow, everything is going so fast. :shock:
This really is going fast, wow I hope it fits in and not an annoying colour like lime green or blue :lol: .
Quote from: "PATMAGIC"This really is going fast, wow I hope it fits in and not an annoying colour like lime green or blue :lol: .
I'm actually feeling really REALLY confident now that they won't mess up with the colours. They just did some lovely repainting in Discoveryland last year, so I'm confident they won't mess it up now. I think it could still almost certainly be the same horiffic colours on the inside, though, but I don't think that'll really bother me personally.
Thanks to Mickey on DLRP Magazine (rather obvious, but I thought I should say it anyway), here are the latest photos, including photos of the work which has now started on Constellations:
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More:
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I wonder if it'll be finished by July 16th? I would have expected them to not want all that up on the Constellations section by then at least, the Visionarium bit isn't quite so noticeable...
Well that all seems noticable to me :lol: , one more thing I want to know, why is the wonderful Le Visionarium poster still standing, that doesn't make much sense shouldn't thaty be down by now, suppose noone cares that it still stands, and will get ripped out just before they open Buzz and replace with new one I suppose. I do so much hope some of the scaffolding at Constellations has gone by the time I am in the park in August otherwise it's gonna block my photo oppertunity view of Space Mountain and Obitron :lol: .
Quote from: "PATMAGIC"I do so much hope some of the scaffolding at Constellations has gone by the time I am in the park in August otherwise it's gonna block my photo oppertunity view of Space Mountain and Obitron :lol: .
Yeah, this is why I meant that this section is more "noticeable", though you're right that it is pretty much all VERY noticeable.
It's a good sign that work is now very much in full swing, for a while it didn't seem like much was going on, but now we can be sure of Buzz arriving on time in 2006 I think. :D Personally, I can't wait! After riding my first interactive dark ride at Alton Towers a few weeks ago I've been getting more and more excited about it, especially since Alton's "Duel" is apparently rather poor (to put it politely) compared to Buzz. :lol:
Is anyone else starting to get excited about Buzz? I think it's probably the least exciting of all the new attractions and many people have overlooked it, but I think it has the possibility to have one of the best effects on the resort. It's in Disneyland Park for a start, and it also features Buzz... it's going to be huge, even though it doesn't seem like it right now!
Oh yes, I'm looking forward to all the new rides! When you're a regular visitor (at least once a month), anything new is welcome!
Constellations is now in rehab too! Picture from DLRPMagazine:
(//http://www.dlrpmagazine.com/news/juin05/220605c.jpg)
Legal Guidelines!
If you're still reading and haven't immediately fallen asleep through boredom or just pressed the "back" button, then they've just been released today for Buzz, and although you might think they sound like the most boring thing ever, they're actually quite interesting. They go into detail about how to use the Pixar characters, and even say Pixar are "very touchy" about the use of the "Little Green Men"! :lol:
Here they are:
Legal Guidelines
This is to confirm the general communication guidelines with regard to Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast.
Notwithstanding these general guidelines, all communication material (text, trailers, footage, whether written or audiovisual) on Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast (or more generally referring to Pixar characters) should be submitted to Cedric Barthelemy (or alternatively Sophie Matelot) for specific validation by Pixar.
These guidelines apply to all communication using Pixar intellectual property, whether press, promotional, advertising and on all communication material (paper, PLV, audiovisual, Internet ...).
1. Pixar and Disney should, in all communication be equally co-branded
The appropriate co-branding for communication on Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast is : "Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast is inspired by the Walt Disney Pictures presentation of a Pixar Animation Studios film, Toy Story 2" (or the same as translated in the relevant languages).
Please note that you may use the header "The new attraction Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast" (or similar) without the co-branding in the header, specifically in press communication, provided however the co-branding line appears in the text of the relevant article/communication material.
2. Pixar characters should not be isolated from their world
Pixar do not want their characters used as background art, without mention of the film from which they originally came or without mention of the theme park attraction or entertainment show which may feature the characters.
More generally, Pixar characters can not be used as spokespersons for the theme park or Resort.
We therefore cannot associate directly Buzz Lightyear with Disney characters or generally Disney intellectual property elements when presenting the new attraction, its opening, in making-of topics, etc...
Furthermore, any use of Buzz Lightyear walk around character, in particular in relation to press events for the opening of the attraction, whether on site or off site, will need to be closely linked to the attraction and more generally to the Toy Story 2 world.
Buzz Lightyear can however be associated to other characters of his own world, such as Zurg or the little green men, it being specified that Pixar are very touchy on the pause of the green men (you must rely on the style guide).
3. Key visuals / Audiovisual communication
Key visuals have been discussed with our colleagues. All audiovisual advertising material will also need to be submitted to Pixar, from the initial script to the final version, including approval of the roughs and all intermediary steps. Visuals should finally always show Buzz Lightyear as close as possible to what he looks like in the film (3 dimension and in a pose he actually has/would have).
4. Tie-in promotions
Tie-in promotions with our Official Participants are fine, provided the above requirements are complied with and provided Pixar review the promotions and communication material. For these types of approvals, our colleagues in Burbank suggest that one person from Corporate Alliances be put in direct contact with Pixar for all required validations, and that Disneyland Resort Paris legal be copied on all exchanges in order to intervene if needed.
This process will be implemented shortly with regard to the tie-in promotions currently in negotiation and should be followed for all future tie-in promotions on this attraction.
Interesting, eh? So basically pretty much everything has to be okayed by Pixar before it can be used, and the final name of the attraction is looking even more likely to simply be "Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast", not "Lightyear's". Partners and travel agents advertising the resort are going to get bored of that "Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast is inspired by the Walt Disney Pictures presentation of a Pixar Animation Studios film, Toy Story 2" line though, aren't they? :lol:
Makes you wonder why Disney still wants to renew it's contract with Pixar. :lol:
Pixar seem to really hate Disney don't they to force them to get all that permission, makes you wonder is this the reason for Toon Studios not being constructed yet since not all permission has been given :lol: . They seem a bit overly obsessed, I mean yes sure you want to make sure it is copywritten, isn't this a bit too much though? :wink:
Here it is!
The logo:
(//http://www.dlrpmagic.com/outsidepics/buzz_logo.gif)
Although when you look at the EPS, it looks more like this: (greener)
(I changed the colour of the text slightly to make it a bit greener - when you save the file it loses the correct colour due to compression or whatever)...
(//http://www.dlrpmagic.com/outsidepics/buzz_logo3.gif)
Your thoughts?
At first I thought it was a pin, but it is indeed the final logo for the attraction.
Personally, my first impressions are that I hope they "do a SM:M2" and have different logos for the publicity and the attraction itself...
Mmm... not sure about that colour... :-k
Yeah, the crazy purple and yellow/green is what has made me think that they might use a different logo for the attraction itself... Purple could fit in with Discoveryland, but yellow/green isn't too good. And the two of them together... :shock:
I wasn't sure about the actual colours of the logo at first though. In the preview on Extraordinet it looks blue and green, but really it seems to be purple and yellow/green, when you open it in Photoshop or Illustrator.
Here's the alternate version:
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I think it looks a bit better! :lol:
Both Illustrator and Photoshop are showing the colour in the logo as purple for me though... :? Seems to be a colour conversion problem with the logo, which isn't a good start - I wonder which is the actual proper colour?
The EPS we downloaded has the same result as you Baloo... :?
The logo looks very nice i have to say! I don't find those colors weird! Those colors are in Buzz Lightyears space suit aren't they? I like it more in purple/green than in blue/green...........sorry! Much more cheerfull. :wink:
According to the latest rumours, the exterior of the building will incorperate a Buzz meet n greet, like the Incredibles and SM:M2 Stitch ones which have popped up recently but probably more permanent...
Well now it has been seen the colour scheme, and i for one will need a long time to get used to this one :wink: . The whole lime green does not fit well with Discoveryland, but this is just Constellations, maybe it may look a bit different at the other section. Still the only section of this that looks OK with the whole bronze theme in Discoveryland is obviously the little section of bronze painted on it. Though this is just my view, sure some people must like it, I jst feel this does not fit in well with the whole vernes theme, since Verne did not imagine stupid Buzz and his little green men now did he :lol: .
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(Picture from Joel's Photo Hunt)
This colour scheme has surprised me. I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't this!
It's very modern, very Buzz Lightyear, very Tomorrowland... but it works! I've yet to see a photo of the new Constellations colours with "old Discoveryland" in the background, but I'd imagine the colours would actually work rather well together. The green they've chosen is fantastic - so much better than the awful lime green of the other parks. The purple will also fit nicely with the newly introduced blue on Videopolis, and it's interesting that even though these colours seem so new and modern, they're actually already in Discoveryland: the green neons on Space Mountain and the purple neons on Autopia! The green and purple were also featured a lot in the original concepts for Discoveryland, whilst the gold has always been a part of the land, and makes all the colours there look so much more classy!
...yep! They've passed the test! I REALLY can't wait for this attraction now, I think it will help Disneyland Park a lot more than we might have thought. It might not get millions more people through the gates, but it'll improve guest satisfaction no end.
I hope all DLR/WDW/TDL fans enjoy comparing our far-better-looking attraction building to theirs... :twisted:
More of the building has now been uncovered, this time it's part of the actual Visionarium part, so I think we pretty much know all of the colour scheme for the rest of the building now.
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(photos by: Joel)
The excellent new DLP-Reisgids video report (//http://dlpreisgids.chrismedia.co.uk/) gives you a quick look at how the colours look next to those of Orbitron and SM:M2, and they don't look as bad I thought they might. The old colours of LeVis actually blended in a bit too well and didn't attract people to the building. These bright, but still Discoveryland-ish, colours should definately make sure no-one misses the ride!
Here's a few thoughts to leave you with...
The outside of our ride is very different to other resorts - do you think the inside will be changed as well? It wouldn't be hard to change a few colours so that it fits in better.
Also, will they use the same music? The DLR music is totally wrong for our land, and is a bit too cheesy and slow for "Laser Blast". Since our ride has a harsher and more action-orientated name and colour scheme, will they change the music to be faster and more exciting too? I actually think something like Giacchino's score for SM:M2 might fit well, if you just throw a few Toy Story songs into the mix. In fact, the new DLR Space Mountain music would be perfect...
OK, that's enough random thoughts for now!
The entrance area of Discoveryland has now been completely cornered off with construction fences. A very narrow passageway allows access to the land, with signs up on the fences to make sure guests realise the land isn't closed.
The work they are doing is heavily rumoured (but not confirmed) to involve new flooring with a "purple comet" mosaic, as has apparently been planned for the area since even before the opening of the park.
Here are the photos, thanks to Joel:
From Videopolis to Buzz:
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From Central Plaza to Discoveryland:
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Discoveryland entrance fence:
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Discoveryland temporary sign:
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It's interesting to see in those photos that they actually made an effort with the sign this time! A nice Discoveryland-style background and the correct font - DLRP are learning. :D
Also, I never realised before that the green of the Buzz building actually matches with the remaining green/turquoise parts of Videopolis, which is good.
Oh, and don't you wish they'd replace those stupid stand-up tables outside Videopolis with more proper tables? I never see anyone actually using the stand-up ones, they always look so tacky and cheap (and dirty).
More photos again now, this time from http://www.dlrp.fr (http://www.dlrp.fr) :
Almost the whole of the top of the building has now been uncovered!
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They're still working on it though...
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The main part of the building is still under wraps for now...
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Finally! A look at how it looks up against SM and Orbitron! Looks excellent to me, better even than Le Vis did!
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Seems like they're only just getting started on the ground outside the entrance. Notice the bare brick wall in the background - still a long way to go!
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And finally, a view through the Discoveryland entrance construction fences...
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(source: dlrp.fr)
I can't wait to see more photos! :D Feel free to discuss anything I've posted - whether you love it, hate it, or don't really have an opinion yet. I don't want this topic to just have every post by me! :lol:
I hate the grey/white part... And the green reminds me too much of those green construction walls. :x
I'll get our pictures up in a few minutes!
Quote from: "raptor1982"I hate the grey/white part... And the green reminds me too much of those green construction walls. :x
Sorry to hear you don't like it - it does seem to be 50/50 chance whether people like it or hate it...
Looking forward to the photos, anyway! :D
Here they are:
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Trip pictures: http://www.photosmagiques.com/trip/07_s ... /index.php (http://www.photosmagiques.com/trip/07_september_2005/index.php)
Thanks for the photos, as always!
The green looks different now than in Joel's photos - I guess the lighting is just different. In your photos, it matches the "Discoveryland turquoise" much better, but I actually prefer it where it looks darker in Joel's photos above. I'm sure I'll get used to the proper colour though, it's nowhere near as bad as the colour schemes in other resorts is it? Not a spot of lime green in sight... :D
It's great to see they're taking such good care of things like floor mosaics too - this really is the season of new flooring! :lol:
More photos already!
These ones were taken from on-board Orbitron:
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(photos by: TimaK, Disney Magic City Hall forum)
Something I didn't know was happening is that they've expanded the building outwards so that it takes up all that space underneath the old exterior canopy (except for a bit by Constellations). I guess this will probably be part of the queue line.
They've dug up the ground but left it lying around and the Le Vis poster is *still* partly there. I hope they start finishing up the exterior soon. It'd be good if they finished the outside of it so that the walls could come down by Christmas, which would build up some anticipation for the ride whilst easing guest flow and improving guest satisfaction. I'm doubtful this would happen though.
Oh, one fnal point - those support columns for the canopy part are... interesting. :? I wonder if they're going to be covered over at all?
Concept art of the facade:
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Ride overview:
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Source: M!ke on dlrpmagazine board
I didn't expect them to show things like this at the Disney Celebration event! :D
And thanks to dj freak also on dlrpmagazine forum, here's a clearer version of the top one:
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It looks... interesting... shall we say? It could work well, or it could just be too much of an overload. I'm disappointed that the rest of the exterior work they're doing won't be quite so in keeping with that area of Discoveryland, but I'm hoping they know what they're doing. Space Mountain Mission 2 worked out fine in the end and many thought it would be the end of the world, so I'll wait and see...
I think I would actually really like the plan if they'd change the main logo there - it looks slightly rubbish, to put it lightly. If I remember correctly the SM:M2 entrance archway was changed a bit after they made the original plans too, so we could be in luck!
As for the ride plan though, it's very short, isn't it? Is that the same length as in other Disney parks or not? I can only see the ride lasting about 2-3mins, if that...
Here are some images from the video preview they showed for the attraction:
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(photos by "djfreak" on dlrp magazine forum)
I really like the different version of the attraction logo in the second to last photo...
Here are two videos of the Buzz trailer which was shown during last weekend's "Disney Celebration" event:
Video 1 (//http://kyoto.free.fr/trailer_buz.avi) [21Mb]
That trailer is so cool! I'm so impressed with how professional the trailers they're showing are. They're some of the best I've seen from DLRP and absolutely 100% ready to be shown for real!
Video 2 (//http://kyoto.free.fr/trailer_buz2.avi) [52Mb]
Many many many (etc.) thanks to Kyoto for putting these videos online for people on various forums. The event actually looks VERY cool. The commentary heard by an Imagineer in these videos (check the ToT and Toon Studios topics for more) is pretty good.
Edit: The Fastpass machines will be themed to batteries! (they're on the right hand side of the entrance on the concept art)
It seems they want to really make sure this ride appeals to the French public, so they'll be calling it "Buzz L'Éclair: Bataille Laser" in all French publicity. The official attraction name in-park will still be "Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast" as far as I know though.
Here's the logo: (from a preview JPG with incorrect colours because the actual EPS logo file has an error)
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Finally, a new page! I think we set a record for how many images you can have on one page of a forum back there...
Here is the state of the work around the Discoveryland entrance from last Thursday (15th September):
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(photos from dlrp.fr)
It's good to see they've got some heavy machinery there at least. I wonder what will happen to the Discoveryland sign now? They won't remove it - but might they change the colours slightly? It needs a clean up at least, it looked a bit dark and dusty even before all this work around it started.
Here's how the work looked on September 20th...
Buzz building:
http://www.dlrp.fr/news/show_news.php?id_news=71 (http://www.dlrp.fr/news/show_news.php?id_news=71)
Discoveryland entrance:
http://www.dlrp.fr/news/show_news.php?id_news=70 (http://www.dlrp.fr/news/show_news.php?id_news=70)
"Goodbye Visionarium!" - The poster is finally taken down:
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And how the construction site for Buzz looks at the moment:
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(source & more: http://www.dlrp.fr/news/show_news.php?id_news=87 (http://www.dlrp.fr/news/show_news.php?id_news=87))
I've just read an article about Hong Kong Disneyland, which mentions this:
Quote[...]Inside the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters ride, a talking animated Buzz Lightyear figure speaks in English while Chinese subtitles are flashed on a display board nearby.
Will our Buzz be bi-languaged or will we have the same subtitle system? What do you think??
:arrow: http://www.mickeynews.com/News/DisplayP ... _10125Feng (http://www.mickeynews.com/News/DisplayPressRelease.asp_Q_id_E_10125Feng)
It's very likely... I think our Buzz will probably share any new design features that the HK version has, so hopefully Buzz will speak English and the French subtitles will be used.
They already have the English soundtrack, so this would mean they don't have to record a new one in French too = money saving! :D
DLRPmagazine announces that Buzz will open on April, 8!! (My birthday :party: )
Predictable date, but a good choice all the same. It's a shame that it's so similar to Mission 2's last year (I hope the next two attractions open on different weekends, just to give a bit of variety to the publicity), but it does follow on nicely from Easter. DLRP have almost created another new season for the resort with these new attractions each year - Magic Unlimited / Carnival / Easter / New Attraction / Summer Magic / etc. It works very nicely. :D
DLRP.fr has some photos of the refurbishment of Constellations, to get it ready for the opening of Laser Blast:
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The ride will exit next to the shop, meaning some of the style of the new ride is probably being incorperated into the shop.
I was a bit upset when I first saw these photos because I've always loved Constellations, but from what I've read on various forums it doesn't seem like much will change. I hope that all they do is clean it up a bit and make it tie into the new ride a bit through the merchandise on offer rather than garish bright green design. :wink: The fact that lots of French forum members now call the development "Buzz Shop" isn't good though...
A few new shots from outside Buzz:
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They've painted the roof silver, right? :? It looks surprisingly good! I always hated how run-down and shabby Le Vis looked from that angle (the castle balcony).
And the Discoveryland entrance work:
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I don't know why they're being so slow with this, it's a fairly major part of the park which has had construction fences around it for far too long now.
All photos from http://www.dlrp.fr (http://www.dlrp.fr)
wow, it's gonna look great when it's done :D
This is surprising - they've actually got some nice 2D props covering the construction fence...
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(photos: dlrp.fr)
What's more surprising, perhaps, is that DLRP are actually using a nice bit of humour in their advertising there - "OPENING 8th APRIL 2006 - Batteries not included". :D Good job! :D
You'll never believe it, but 59million lightyears on, and they have actually NEARLY FINISHED the refurbishment and "comet mosaic" flooring around the Discoverland extrance!!! The results are a bit "meh" though, mainly because the damn snow covers most of it up... :lol:
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It looks nice enough, not at all garish and lime green, but not that amazing either. It's better than having pot holes and giraffes there though, so that's good. :D The main floor seems to be dark green with red(ish) bricks/stones forming the comet design, which then continues all the way up to Constellations. Eventually it'll stretch to the entrance of Buzz and will probably have a bit of a more interesting design there.
Going back to Laser Blast itself, DLRP.fr reports that:
- 80% of the ride is done!
- The sets and props/accessories are in place.
- The workers are now working on finishing touches, ceilings and the animatronics.
- 7 or 9 vehicles are in place already.
- For the resort - the frames are in place already and the vehicles themselves will be installed gradually. From 3pm onwards everyday, they're doing tests on the ride...
- The waiting line hasn't advanced as much. Now that so much of the actual ride is done, they'll shift their attention to it. The actual exit of the ride (which will lead partly into Constellations) hasn't been built yet. In the months to come they'll install the attraction's logo/signage and fastpass machines plus redo the flooring (as mentioned above - it's part of the comet mosaic design).
- There are 89 targets in the attraction, and they give you more or less points depending on their shape - square, circle or triangle. There are also some special hidden targets.
- There will also be a new "scene" in our version of the ride. Nothing amazing though, just a short section to connect two large set pieces - it had to be put in there because of the layout of our Le Vis building.
There you go! That's all the news about Buzz for now. :D
( All details and photos from DLRP.fr : http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=215 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=215) )
A new metal structure is now being put up outside the attraction's future entrance. It'll probably serve as a canopy for the FASTPASS machines as well as the main entrance canopy. It might even hold the attraction logo, but I'm just guessing that bit. :wink:
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source: http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=228 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=228)
It'll be interesting to see how they (hopefully) turn this bare steel construction into something vaguely Discoveryland-ish! :D
Woah - I haven't posted any photos for a while in here! Let's get up-to-date then...
December 6th
They started putting up a new metal structure in front of the attraction. You can see the structure on the concept art a few pages back, and it's basically for a canopy over the entrance and a cover for the Fastpass area.
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December 13th
The controversial new roof colours for Buzz are unveiled! The top of the roof is a very bright lime green, whilst the grills around the sides are silver, and the stonework has been cleaned up to look bright, fresh and new.
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Maybe the brightness of that green has blinded me so that I can't fully see what they've done to our beloved Visionarium, but I have to say I think the building is starting to look *really* good now!! I actually really love the colours of the top section of the building...
They also switched over the work on the "comet" mosaic/flooring to the entrance of Constellations:
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More updates soon... Feel free to discuss anything I've posted here of course - like that new roof colour!!! *prepares for screams of horror from Visionarium fans*[/b]
18th December
The metal structure grows a bit more:
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And they covered the construction walls with thousands of little stars:
(glad it wasn't me doing that job)
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20th December
Kids can now join a new Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger club, by filling out a form and posting it through the hole in the construction fence. By joining the club, kids get a free invitation to return to the park (for free) and test out the attraction, which is a good way for DLRP to capture an audience and make sure they return to the park when the attraction actually opens. :) There's also a website for the club: http://www.disneylandparis.com/buzzclub (http://www.disneylandparis.com/buzzclub)
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More photos from the 20th:
A nice overview, with the comet flooring:
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The walkway towards Videopolis:
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21st December
It's amazing how much they still have to do for the queue/entrance of the ride:
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Yep, that is the future entrance:
:arrow: http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/3034/dis0217gd.png (http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/3034/dis0217gd.png)
So much left to do!! :
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Outside one of the Constellations entrances:
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23rd December
They're almost done with the flooring outside Constellations now:
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24th December
The construction walls are gone!! The flooring looks nice, though a bit unexciting for the amount of time they spent doing it. At least there aren't holes in the ground from the LOTLK giraffe anymore!
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And finally...
Mike on the dlrp.fr forum noticed that they've done something odd with the Constellations signs. They seem to have covered the old signs with a new 2D cut-out piece, a bit like those new ones in Disney Village. Am I right here? I'm sure the old sign was made of metal, infact it does definately look like they just stuck that thing over the top of it...
But why? My idea is that they've altered the sign in some way and won't uncover it until Buzz is finished too, so that it all makes sense together. OR they could have just covered the sign to protect it from all the construction work. OR it could have been like that all along!! :lol:
Anyway, here's the photos:
:arrow: http://smichme.ifrance.com/constel1.jpg (http://smichme.ifrance.com/constel1.jpg)
:arrow: http://smichme.ifrance.com/constel2.jpg (http://smichme.ifrance.com/constel2.jpg)
I hope you've enjoyed these updates! :wink:
Thanks to dlrp.fr, Mike, Joel, GuiGui and Picsou for the photos. :D [/b]
Well, the sign *has* been changed, so surprisingly I was right for once! Here's what it looked like before:
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So they really have just stuck that 2D sign on top...
Can anyone else see a small amount of blue colouring visible on the new sign? I'm really beginning to think that maybe they've changed the sign to fit the new ride next door (either changed the sign to show a new name and colour, or maybe just kept "Constellations" and made it blue).
What do you think?
Oh dear god no, why change such a lovely sign :( , well Constellations would have been nice if it had stayed as it was, though suppose the whole Mickey and telescope would not work with buzz and his toy universe of inside. So oh well it must have been changed and I can see Blue, so I'm gonna go with it's gonna be some type of buzz thing, maybe buzz lightyear looking through a telescope how original that would be :lol: .
Quote from: "PATMAGIC"I'm gonna go with it's gonna be some type of buzz thing, maybe buzz lightyear looking through a telescope how original that would be :lol: .
They could maybe use a silhouette of Buzz flying, with one arm out in front...
The weird thing about this is that Mickey is still there. Unless they're going to replace him, then he must be being used in the design - if there is a new design.
I'm still trying to stick with just thinking that they've covered the sign to keep it safe or while they clean it or something... :? Fingers crossed!
Do you think we're getting some additional promotion for the ride in the form of a small parade??? They probably still have a few costumes left from the small Toy Story parade back in 1995...
Photos at patmagic's website:
http://www.patmagic.net/toystory.htm (http://www.patmagic.net/toystory.htm)
Anyway... DLRP has released a French pressrelease with facts about the ride. Here're a few.
- Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast is as large as 1376,50 m². It has 88 targets which guests have to shoot with their lasers to gain points.
- The attraction is 163,87 m long.
- Certain targets are hidden in the scenes. They get revealed when others get hit. For example: the "Alien-in-a-box" on Planet Z has 3 hidden targets. Each one gives more points then the previous one.
- Extra-Terrestrial creatures, similar to the ones of the New-Mexico Roswell legend, are being used in the 6th scene, Planet Z.
- The Green Planet inhabited by the Little Green Men, looks like a huge head of one of those martians.
- There are 725 Little Green Men in the attraction-
- A ride dedicated to Buzz Lightyear is present in each Disney park in the world: California, Florida, Tokyo, Hong Kong and now in France.
- When exiting the ride, visitors can compare their score on a special board mentioning the ranks compared to their score.
- Visitors can purchase their onride photo with their score printed on.
Oh this actually sounds fun, more fun than Duel in Alton Towers and Tomb Blaster in Chessington, I think this could definately add more fun to the day at Disneyland Paris, plus knowing me I will get addicted and force myself to go on it numerous times during my vist :lol: . Plus the Little green man part sounds interesting.
Buzz mini-site on MSN France! It's a very mini-site with information about the Buzz-club and the Laser Blast ride (in short what the ride's about, an interview with Imagineer Laurent Cayuela and some Disney World photos).
http://divertissements.msn.fr/disney/accueil/ (http://divertissements.msn.fr/disney/accueil/)
Oh no :-(
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DLRP.fr
:-s What is that?
very wierd
It looks like a satellite dish or a laser gun... probably a laser gun?
I was very worried when I saw it too, even though I think they're on the official concept art for the entrance, they still look a bit out-of-place when you first see them.
If you take a virtual step back and look at the photo below, though, I think it looks just about alright. They've copied a bit of the style of the Visionarium building, and mixed it nicely with the cartoony Buzz style...
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http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=316 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=316)
OK, so it might look a bit rubbish next to Orbitron or Space Mountain, but then so does Star Tours... I think it might be good to have a bit more variety in the theme of Discoveryland...
Maybe I spoke too soon?
Look at those scary pointy green things in this photo:
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Apparently they're for the corners of the entrance arch. :cry: Please, no.... I thought they were going to really amaze us with the exterior of this attraction... don't ruin it with green pointy things DLRP, just don't!!!
It unfortunately looks like the original concept for the entrance hasn't changed:
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I don't know why they feel they need to make it look like that, it doesn't fit with the rest of the building at all! And I *really* hope the logo they use isn't the one in that concept art!
I still like the look of those weird electric-like wires they have running around the entrance though. Do you think that they'll be done with fibre optics? It'll be something special for our version of the ride anyway, and from the looks of those newest photos, they've started to install the first part of the effect already (the black thing underneath the laser gun / satellite dish).
Quote from: "raptor1982"Do you think we're getting some additional promotion for the ride in the form of a small parade??? They probably still have a few costumes left from the small Toy Story parade back in 1995...
Photos at patmagic's website:
http://www.patmagic.net/toystory.htm (http://www.patmagic.net/toystory.htm)
A mini-parade for the opening would be really cool! They did something like that in Tokyo and California didn't they?
It's not the "normal" thing for DLRP to do, but then opening a new attraction isn't "normal" for them either!! :lol: It would be nice if they did something for the opening that normal park guests can enjoy, rather than just have an exclusive VIP night like they did for SM:M2.
A small parade on opening day could be possible, but I doubt they'd do any kind of year-long event. Having the Buzz meet 'n' greet area that was rumoured will probably be the most we'll get.
I guess that the lightning effect around the entrance is based on the entrance of the WDW Buzz ride:
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Yeah, some extra form of promotion would be cool for the ride and DLRP. Yes, Tokyo had a Buzz float in their new parade for that year, plus a huge plaza show full of floats and characters from the 2 movies (and extra characters. Unfortnately the whole design was hidious and it looked very cheap having a mad water fight in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle, but was a nice touch to combine a new attraction with a new piece of entertainment :P
Those pointy things really are, um, evil-looking. They spoil it, just when I thought the current colours-cheme was subtle enough to fit into Discoveryland :cry:
DLRPmagazine.com has posted the first screenshot from the coming Laserblast website.
The site will be launched Feb 7 and will feature an interactive game. Winning guests will be invited on the official opening night on April 7.
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Looks good! It sounds like it'll be quite similar to the SM:M2 website last year. I just hope that people actually receive their prizes this time.
La Roquine on Disney Central Plaza brings bad news.
The CM costumes for the ride will be the same as the regular Discoveryland ones, but with a Laserblast patch attached to it.
Two reasons why
1. Budget
2. Because Discoveryland is a community where everyone wears the same outfit (but what about Hyperion Café and Pizza Planet?)
That's a shame - it might detract from the excitement of having a new attraction if the CMs are all wearing the same (ugly) costumes that they've had for the last 14 years... :(
Here are some great new photos by "wicketnic" on Disney Central Plaza:
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I dislike the green roof a bit now. And those green and red spikes look horrible. But I still like thost satellite dish things... :)
Safety tests to take place on 3rd & 7th February 2006
Translated from the article from http://www.dlrpmagazine.com (http://www.dlrpmagazine.com)
On the 3rd and 7th February 2006, 220 Cast Members will have to chance to get a special advance preview of the new Disneyland Park attraction Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast, as the safety procedures of the attraction are officially tested.
To briefly explain, on these date dates a full series of evacuation exercises will take place in the early afternoon with the attraction at full capacity, so that the external safety examiners can check that all the required measures for safety are fulfilled and the attraction is ready to be used by the general public.
We got the new Thomas Cook DLRP brochure today. It looks aweful (as usual) compared to DLRP's own. Anyway, Buzz gets a lot more attention in the Thomas Cook brochure then the official Disney-one.
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LOL! That does look pretty rubbish... :lol: But it is good to see that they're giving a lot of space to Buzz. I think they should have done that with the official brochure really. I can't understand why they always keep it to such a minimum - a new attraction is the best advertising tool they'll ever have!
We usually get some surprisingly nice brochures for the resort in the UK, but I haven't really picked any up for 2006 yet, so I'm not sure what the Buzz-coverage is like. Strangely, our Thomas Cook brochure is always quite nice (they put DLRP in their "TC Signature" range though...).
I'll let you know the second I see some Buzz advertising myself! :D
Here's an interesting photo. It's taken at Constellations, through a glass door. The plastic covering the door was loose.
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VERY interesting photo, thanks Raptor, nice investigating skills! :D
I can't quite position it in terms of the building though... are those purple zig-zagging roof supports part of the new entrance canopy? If so, then I can work out where this is. And I'm surprised at the amount of space behind that entrance canopy! It seems they're giving the ride a nice, big queue, exactly like the one in the original plan. :)
The entrance is getting more covered.
Source: Joel / DCP
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Ooooo! The anticipation builds... I wonder what the final logo design will be? It could make or break the attraction entrance... :?
I still think that - so far - it looks nice. Those lime green spikes haven't appeared yet, at least! :lol:
The first piece of Laser Blast merchandise:
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photo from ptimax on DCP forum.
I like it! :D I guess the logo was meant to be green (not yellow) and purple afterall... :wink:
Work on the entrance of the ride has sped up quite a bit, probably in anticipation of next week's Cast Member testing day!
They're still working on the new entrance canopy, but the new photos below also show that they're begun to lay out the new outdoor queue line for the ride. There's concrete edging in place, layout out an area for plants which will split the new outside queue area from the main Discoveryland walkways. These photos also show a rather horrible lavender-coloured wall, as well as really highlighting just how much closer to the main walkway of Discoveryland the new entrance is. Whilst the Le Visionarium entrance was tucked away in the corner, this one is right in your face as you enter the land...
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More: http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=379 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=379)
If you notice anything I didn't mention above then please let us know - it doesn't have to always be me giving these updates! :wink:
Any comments about those photos? That lavender wall... [-X I really hope it's some kind of base colour....!! #-o
OH MY GOD. Can someone please confirm that this photo is fake. :(
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OK, who's up for getting a brick and knocking that thing down :lol: , that looks awful when did Buzz have to appear on his own attraction logo, I mean timekeeper didnt appear on his, suppose since back then imagineering had class :wink: , god this better be fake or else a complaint is gonna be heard :lol: .
It isn't a fake!
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But the inside is apparently complete....
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(pics - http://www.dlrp.fr (http://www.dlrp.fr))
The score board looks almost the same as the one at the Magic Kingdom. I don't mind little green men and Buzz inside a building, but they're going a little bit over the top with that thing hanging on the outside. Or am I wrong? :?
I am going to reserve my judgement until the whole sign is completed.
Sure, it looks out of place now, but it might look better when the whole frontage is completed.
And remember Pinnochio is on the front of his attraction in Fantasyland - but I suppose that does fit in better with the lands theme.
However the Buzz figure itself is very nice (detail wise) and not as bad as it could of been (WDS billboard style)
However we'll wait and see how it all ends up!
I actually really like the Buzz figure! (surprise, surprise) Even though it is out of place, I think it's necessary for the attraction, to draw people to it and give it more appeal. The figure is a good size too - it's not too big, so it doesn't overpower the rest of the entrance. I hope they pick a good final attraction logo now...
The scoreboard is how I expected, but is it in French? I'm sure I can see the word "tableau" at the top of it. I was really hoping they'd put it in English really. Not because I dislike the use of french in the park, but because I think the scoring ranks would be better in English. After all, Buzz is an american action hero... or has he set up a new Star Command branch in Paris now? :D The walls inside the building look different to the ones in other Disney parks. Here they look like full purple wall with lime green edging, whereas in other parks I think they're half-purple half-grey... I prefer the Paris version though, it looks much brighter.
They've also put up those scary lime green and red antennas, but - they've repainted the lime green to the silver/grey colour! Yay! OK, the red still looks strange, but an absence of lime green in Discoveryland is always good! lol
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The score board reads " TABLEAU d'HONNEUR" if I'm correct.
And for Buzz figure, I don't mind it either (compare to the awfully big one over HongKong) and moreover it was alreadyon the concept-art, so no surprise for me.
I am not a huge fan of it BUT i could live with it!
Quote from: "Kinou"The score board reads " TABLEAU d'HONNEUR" if I'm correct.
Thanks Kinou! It's been bugging me for hours! :lol:
Quote from: "Kinou"And for Buzz figure, I don't mind it either (compare to the awfully big one over HongKong) and moreover it was alreadyon the concept-art, so no surprise for me.
I was half expecting us to get a giant Buzz figure like the Hong Kong one in the corner where the Le Visionarium poster was. I suppose I was (thankfully) wrong. Do you know what happened to those plans for a Buzz meet and greet, Kinou? Or will Buzz just be walking around the attraction area?
I know I'm probably being really slow here, but I was trying to find out more about the Buzz attractions in other resorts, and realised that the vehicle codes seem to change with each park...
Magic Kingdom has XP-37 space cruisers
Tokyo Disneyland has XP-38 space cruisers
Disneyland has XP-40 space cruisers
and Disneyland Resort Paris will have XP-41 space cruisers
So does Hong Kong Disneyland have XP-39 space cruisers? I can't find photos of them anywhere... :?
I knew that Tokyo and California had different codes to Florida, but I didn't know each park had its own number. I think it's a nice detail to try and make the rides seperate, anyway. :)
I'm still unsure about the space cruiser numbers for Hong Kong!
Anyway...
Tomorrow should see the launch of the new official Laser Blast website. I've done a bit of searching (well, not a lot really), and it seems Disney have registered http://www.buzzlaserblast.com (http://www.buzzlaserblast.com) (Registration Page (//http://www.lcn.biz/cgi-bin/whois.cgi?phase=owner&query=buzzlaserblast.com)), so I'd hazard a guess that that's where the site will show up.
They also have buzzlightyear.com, but Disneyland Resort is still using that one... :?
Still no sign of the website! Buzzlaserblast.com is still showing the Disney International homepage for me... :(
Me too
Arrrgggghhh!!!! These are first two things of the whole Laser Blast invasion that I actually really dislike:
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What do you think?
The first I can live with, but the second can we try and get away from Buzz at all, I hate his pose there and to be honest my favourite shop is now my most feared shop :lol: , that figurine looks creepy. I want the mouse back and his Da Vinci Flying Machine :( .
I h8 them both they are going a bit over the top
God, I hate the Buzz statue at the entrance, and now this... Aaargh :x
Quote from: "raptor1982"God, I hate the Buzz statue at the entrance, and now this... Aaargh :x
At least the statue of Buzz at the entrance is well-made and looks like a real life Buzz! This one looks *SO* off-model I can't believe they've put there, right in the middle of the shop!!! His face is just completely wrong. It looks like a cheap knock-off one from when "short sighted toy retailers failed to order enough stock to meet demand"!
Look at what we used to have:
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This is *not* an improvement. I really cannot see what changing the beautiful centrepiece was necessary - will that "great" statue of Buzz sell more stuff? No! Would simply having the new attraction next door sell more stuff? Yes! They didn't need to do this at all... It's just horrible. I still fully support every other aspect of the "invasion", but if they're going to put Buzz in Discoveryland - they could at least do it with a well-made statue.
I love the way it used to be
lets hope it might be temperary
The Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast website has been launched! For now it's just in French.
You can play a Help Buzz game, which is a basic version of the Buzz game that helped launch the attraction at California.
Visit http://www.helpbuzz.com/ (http://www.helpbuzz.com/)
Here's the English version of the website:
http://www.helpbuzz.com/perl/index.pl?lang=UK&pays=UK (http://www.helpbuzz.com/perl/index.pl?lang=UK&pays=UK)
This is too much excitement to cope with at once!!! :lol:
The main attraction logo was unveiled earlier today:
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:o :o :o
It looks... AMAZING!!! I love it so much, I think I may book a trip for this weekend just to be able to stand there and stare at it!!
Those red laserlines look a lot better than the lightning from the concept art. I like it too actually, but still dislike the Buzz figure.
Yeah, it looks SO much better than the concept art, doesn't it? :D Those laser blasting lines look brilliant, and it's cool how they've continued them around the side of the building too. The whole exterior of the attraction looks a lot more exciting and dramatic than the others around the world. Kinda more brutal and harsh, if you see what I mean... which sorta makes it fit in more with the Discoveryland concept. :)
I'm getting worried about how much I love the paving in that area... It looks so "Disney" - colourfu, interesting and professional. This attraction is impressing me far more than I ever thought it would!
And another good thing - the Buzz meet 'n' greet area (similar to the HK one) which was on the layout plan shown in September seems like it won't be used in Paris... yay! What do you think about the area directly underneath the logo? The Fastpass entry is on the left, the normal queue on the right, so what goes in the middle? A Cast Member? Or Buzz? I reckon a CM, now I think about it... Lovely design for the entrance anyway, very very practical. :D
That Buzz figure is *never* going to win you over, is it? I think it makes the whole entrance area work well together - imagine the entrance without it - don't you think it would look a bit dull and lacking in detail? I do... :wink: I'm never going to accept defeat with this one, never!! :lol:
Well, I'm still not convinced by the Buzz figure, but I will give my final judgement tomorrow, at DLRP.
I hope you like what you see! Bring back some cool photos. :wink:
It's the Shareholders AGM today, and DLRP.fr is doing live updates from the meeting, with news and photos!
Here's some images from the video, featuring the first look at the inside of our Buzz:
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Have a good trip Rapter
Strange, strange goings on at Buzz - they've covered up the new sign with brown paper and perhaps re-painted it black. You can see that they've ripped off some masking tape which has been painted black on one side, and now peeled off reveals the laser beam beneath... :? I really can't work out what they've done...
Was somebody unhappy with how it turned out? That's the only reason I can think of for this...
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http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=414 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=414)
Why have they done this?
Could the pictures be a day old or something? I know they were posted today, but there is a chance that they were taken before Julien took his pics yesterday. Apart from that, not a clue :?
Quote from: "Baloo"Was somebody unhappy with how it turned out? That's the only reason I can think of for this...
Yes Kris was.......IT WAS HIM, IT WAS HIM!!! :P
Quote from: "Kris"Could the pictures be a day old or something? I know they were posted today, but there is a chance that they were taken before Julien took his pics yesterday.
I thought this too when I noticed some similar photos over on DLRP Magazine Forum (//http://www.dlrpmagazine.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1816&st=300) which show the sign being unwrapped. I guess the photos have just got a bit out of sync... :lol: Panic over I guess, the entrance stays! (sorry Kris, maybe you'll learn to love it?)
Quote from: "Jorien"Quote from: "Baloo"Was somebody unhappy with how it turned out? That's the only reason I can think of for this...
Yes Kris was.......IT WAS HIM, IT WAS HIM!!! :P
Ohhh nooo! Now they're going to have to delay the whole attraction opening whilst they totally redesign the entrance! :roll: :evil:
LOL, well for the time-being they can steal the promotional Buzz logo from Constellations and put that outside and maybe change the "matt" finish of the black and red paint. Oh, surely they could also hide the supports for the "floating Buzz" a bit more. How ugly are those?!!!
It seems that they have actually been covered up AFTER putting them into place. Poppy seems to say:
QuoteI watched them putting up the sign on Wednesday evening. But by 12noon Thursday it was covered up, and the red PAINTED lazers were being removed.
Maybe I'm more influential than I thought :P
Quote from: "Kris"LOL, well for the time-being they can steal the promotional Buzz logo from Constellations and put that outside and maybe change the "matt" finish of the black and red paint.
The logo doesn't bother me - I prefer the entrance logo to the promotional one. The promotional one is a bit boring really - that extra curve on the actual logo makes a big difference! lol
Quote from: "Kris"Maybe I'm more influential than I thought :P
Oh no! This is the end of the world!! :o
This really is a weird thing for them to do then, if Poppy's right (and I can't see why he wouldn't be). It does look like they've covered it all up to paint the black area black again... but why?! :x
A post on dlrp.info confirms this with the following pics in this sequence. Also looks like they modified the way Buzz is held up too... (another things I was stroppy about LOL)
http://www.enterprise81.mynetcologne.de ... buzz01.jpg (http://www.enterprise81.mynetcologne.de/disney/buzz01.jpg)
So, they start by modifying Buzz so much that the user who posted thinks he may even move lol
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Lasers uncovered
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Lasers covered up
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Everything covered up
http://www.enterprise81.mynetcologne.de ... buzz06.jpg (http://www.enterprise81.mynetcologne.de/disney/buzz06.jpg)
Everything painted over
I know LRP has made some confusing decisions in the past, but this MUST beat them all. Wat the hell are they doing? :?:
Thanks for making it a bit clearer Kris! :D
Whatever they've done to the supports for Buzz, they do look better. The old ones didn't bother me that much, but these ones look more inconspicuous. The black sections of the entrance might look better if they were a very dark blue colour... :?
It certainly seems that someone wasn't happy with the way it turned out. I can't understand why to be honest, I thought it looked fine! All this wouldn't have anything to do with Jay Rasulo visiting would it? They took those "Sale" banners down in Front Lot... they might destroy the entrance to their new attraction too, you never know! :lol: :?
I live in hope... JOKE!
Here are our photos from 10-11 feb!
http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/buzz_construction (http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/buzz_construction)
Thanks for the photos! So they've just repainted the background black then? Weird...
I bet you were a bit confused when you arrived in Discoveryland to find the sign all covered up, after just seeing it online before you went! :lol:
It was painted over black on the 10th, except for one column. The next day, the laser beams were painted on again without the stars.
I'm pretty sure it was just a test, since it didn't look that good. :lol:
dlrp.fr have released pictures of some of the new laser blast murchandise coming soon.
http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzz ... ndise4.jpg (http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzzshop/120206/buzzmerchandise4.jpg)
http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzz ... ndise2.jpg (http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzzshop/120206/buzzmerchandise2.jpg)
http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzz ... ndise3.jpg (http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzzshop/120206/buzzmerchandise3.jpg)
http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzz ... ndise1.jpg (http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzzshop/120206/buzzmerchandise1.jpg)
we saw those caps friday in the park. Some of the shareholders were wearing them.
It's nice to see that they've got merchandise lined up specifically for Laser Blast - they could have easily just sold all the usual Buzz/Toy Story stuff, so I'm glad to see they're making the effort with some original stuff.
I probably wouldn't buy any of those things, even though the laser gun looks like it might be fun... :lol:
The Little Green Man plush looks a bit distorted - the ones they used to sell at Disney Stores back in 95/96 were the best!
Fast Pass has arrived at Buzz:
http://img136.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img29403gy.jpg (http://img136.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img29403gy.jpg)
http://img130.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img29438bn.jpg (http://img130.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img29438bn.jpg)
Thanks for posting those!
Errr! Ugly machines!! :lol: I guess they're only Fastpass machines though, they don't bother me that much. It is a shame they're having to ruin the look of this attraction so late in the game though... :(
In the words of Genie, "Is see there was a sale on UGLY!". They really are disgusting, but hey... they aint the ride lol.
Just thinking how nice it could have been if the stars on the black background thing were actually fibre optics twinkling :roll:
:shock: This ride sounds so fantastic! :P I'm so excited for it!
:o Is it going to be an actual roller coaster with dips and such, or is it gonna be like the Pinocchio ride where you're just moving along on a flat track?
Quote from: "Masamune"Is it going to be an actual roller coaster with dips and such, or is it gonna be like the Pinocchio ride where you're just moving along on a flat track?
The ride will be more like Phantom Manor than Pinocchio, but it's definately a dark ride and not a coaster. It uses an "Omnimover" ride system, which is the same as Phantom Manor. The Laser Blast vehicles have a spinning mechanism (controlled with a stick like the one on Dumbo/Carpets) and laser guns. I'm not sure if it goes up and down hills... I think the international versions do, but I can't be sure if the Paris one does. Even if it does, they'll be smaller than the Phantom Manor ones, so nothing scary.
It seems the main entrance sign is now complete... again. Can anyone spot any differences to before? :?
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http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=426 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=426)
I still really like the look of the entrance. OK, so it's more Star Tours than Space Mountain, but I think it *just about* fits.
I wonder how the lighting on the sign will work? Will just the logo light up? It would have been cool to have fibre optics like Kris said... the original concept art seemed to show a more technically impressive entrance. This one is pretty good though, easily the best of all the Buzz rides.
The guns/satalites on the entrance are now complete:
http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzz ... rabole.jpg (http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzz/170206/buzzparabole.jpg)
and a poster for laser blast has appeared where the old Le visionarium poster was:
http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzz ... ffiche.jpg (http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzz/170206/buzzaffiche.jpg)
They must have nearly finished the outside now, do you think we will be seeing the blue wall coming down soon :?:
Sorry, I forgot to put:
For more pictures:
http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=428 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=428)
Quoteand a poster for laser blast has appeared where the old Le visionarium poster was:
http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzz ... ffiche.jpg (http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzz/170206/buzzaffiche.jpg)
Sorry paddy :(
The poster isn't too bad actually, it could have been much worse... :)
I'm really looking forward to seeing the building completed for myself now, they've definately put a lot of effort into it - more than I would have expected, say, 12 months ago... :D
Quote from: "raptor1982"Quoteand a poster for laser blast has appeared where the old Le visionarium poster was:
http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzz ... ffiche.jpg (http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzz/170206/buzzaffiche.jpg)
Sorry paddy :(
:( , Yep it is a sad day when they have replaced this elegant, sophisticated, beautifully artistically drawn
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With this computer generated, cartoony rubbish
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Have to say I saw it coming and I'm not happy with the result, I'm not not even seeing the land I fell in love with anymore just thanks to this one attraction, the little satellite things do not impress me and to be honest it does not show a wow they have put a lot of effort into it factor that I once felt. Really I want to know why they had to put it here anyway and have to say Timekeeper was much better, I can't see myself loving this attraction anymore thanks to the terrible exterior, buzz manakin and this awful poster I'm not impressed, wow did I just talk like a certain forum :P .
Quote from: "Baloo"Quote from: "Masamune"Is it going to be an actual roller coaster with dips and such, or is it gonna be like the Pinocchio ride where you're just moving along on a flat track?
The ride will be more like Phantom Manor than Pinocchio, but it's definately a dark ride and not a coaster. It uses an "Omnimover" ride system, which is the same as Phantom Manor. The Laser Blast vehicles have a spinning mechanism (controlled with a stick like the one on Dumbo/Carpets) and laser guns. I'm not sure if it goes up and down hills... I think the international versions do, but I can't be sure if the Paris one does. Even if it does, they'll be smaller than the Phantom Manor ones, so nothing scary.
Hm... :P I think it would be better with some dips and such...I'm not actually a fan of Phantom Manor, I think it's kinda rubbish... :D I love the Dumbo and Carpet rides though!
:o I'm sure this one will be really fun regardless...
*probably I may not say it as I have to promote the new attraction within a month (1 of my tasks at the DLRP promotion desk for the Benelux)* But I hate the total exterior. And now especially with that huge poster.
They better changed the name Discoveryland into 'Ugly Everything Toyland"
What's next? a yellow Hyperion and a blue orbitron?
Here's what someone on DLP.info has to say about the ride, with some comparisons to the Florida version:
I JUST RODE BUZZ AND IT WAS GREAT !!!
I am very lucky to know someone who works on the new attraction. He was able to convince his superiors to let me ride the attraction. He was able to convince them by saying they should get someone's point of view because when you work on the attraction for two years it loses it's magic to your eyes. Well anyways so I was able to go for one ride ( and only one, so I made sure not to blink )and I loved it. It is a lot better than the Florida version ( that I have ridden many and many and many times).
I will start off with the positive points.
First of all, it's new. No one has scrapped the paint off or put trash on the floor, wrote their names on the wall...
Second of all the vehicles are way better. They are quite spacious on the interior. Lots of room for two regular sized people. They are also very compact. The vehicles are smaller because they got rid of all the extra Fiberglas on the exterior ( They got ride of the extra useless forms that made the vehicles very large and bulky ).
Third of all, even if the scenes are practically identical to it's Californian copy they are well built and everything looks nice and clean compared to the Florida version where the effects and sets are aging.
Fourthly the guns are AWESOME !!! It is great how the make noise, light up and are detachable. I do not remember if they vibrated or not. If they did they only vibrate a little bit though. The little displays are good because they do not just tell you what score you got but they also tell you what level you are at. In Florida you had one second to look at your score and then to find out what level you were at and to find out what title you got. That is VERY little time to do all that at once. So here they tell you your level so you quickly know what title you got. On this trip I was able to get 245 500 points which is pretty good for a first run.
The load and unload areas are also very compact and rather efficient.
Now for some of the less awesome points.
The buzz at the entrance is amazing it's too bad you do not see him for a lot of time. In Florida you see him for a longer time because you do the "zigzags" in the room but here you simply pass him. That means on a busy day you will get to see everything he does but not on a low crowded day. His movements are very fluid and the etch-a-sketch is very cute.
I am very glad that they added a lot ( and I mean a lot ) of permanent ( metal bars like the ones on rock n roller coaster or space mountain ) queue. In Florida ( and somewhat in California) there a lot of white cords everywhere blocking the traffic flow in the parks which is very annoying. However the major part of this queue is on the outside near videopolis. It looks like they just added a block of queue there. For example on roller coaster tycoon when you need extra queue you just kind of just put a random queue zigzag somewhere. That is the feel here because you go through the arch just to turn right to do all those random in a corner "zigzags" to just come back to where you were. It is too bad they were not able to add a lot more interior queue.
One thing that is disappointing is that they have very tall ceiling and now that we have the removal guns they could have put targets on the ceilings.
The scenes are pretty good. There is a lot of 3D objects which is a VERY good thing but I still find that there are too many plywood cut-outs.
Overall I had a wonderful time and I can not wait to ride it again the 29 of march a few times.
As for the exterior, I'm actually realising now how *glad* I am that it replaced Le Visionarium. Imagine if they had have thrown it into a new showbuilding over by Pizza Planet... or in the studios. It would have been ugly, cheap and uninspiring. Thanks to the awesome architecture of Le Visionarium, we've got (imo) a superb attraction building. I'm not saying it's a masterpiece, but it looks bright, classical and *interesting*. Maybe the Buzz figure is unecessary, but I think it looks better than Star Tours' X-Wing.
Le Visionarium, as much as I loved it, was dead. No-one wanted to ride it, the effects were dull, and the exterior was very very tired. If Buzz didn't replace it, something else would have done. We should be glad they didn't extend the lime green to the main part of the building, or build that ugly Buzz statue like Hong Kong has (it was on the original plans for Paris). As for Discoveryland losing its timeless theme, we still have Hyperion, Nautilus, Orbitron, Space Mountain, the dedicated plaque, etc.
We should be glad that we're getting Buzz at all, especially in a form that complements the rest of Discoveryland so well (again, imo). It'll do more good for the resort than Le Visionarium ever did.
And just to ensure that I get punched in the face, I never really liked the Le Visionarium poster much anyway. The "Un Voyage a Travers le Temps" words were badly placed and the poster wasn't that great. I think losing the old Space Mountain poster last year was a bigger shame.
*hides*
hi all
i have to say i am really looking forward to riding this....unfortunately this won't be for at least a year if not 2. I never rode le visionarium, i don't even know what it was! i can only presume it was so insignificant to me i didn't even register its existence. i am sure buzz is going to appeal to lots more people particularly your average family group.
Buzz lightyear mania has hit constellations:
http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzz ... shop01.jpg (http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzzshop/200206/buzzshop01.jpg)
http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzz ... shop11.jpg (http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzzshop/200206/buzzshop11.jpg)
And here is a picture of the entrance and exit que lines for laser blast, Notice the STAR COMMAND sign above the entrance door!
http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzz ... shop02.jpg (http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzzshop/200206/buzzshop02.jpg)
http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzz ... shop03.jpg (http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/dlp/buzzshop/200206/buzzshop03.jpg)
Click the link for more:
http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=429 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=429)
The Laser Blast marketing artwork looks pretty good on that t-shirt - like Buzz is bursting out of your chest! :lol:
I like the Star Command symbol above the door too, and the way the exit ramp looks - very simple and not too modern, so it should age quite well. I'm *so* glad they added some kind of gradient change in the attraction, it's much better than just having it all flat and boring.
I'm getting very excited about the ride now actually, it's great to have another full dark ride in the resort. :D
Yeah, Buzz is a fun ride, at least it was at WDW. :D
That merchandising has been in the store for a few months now (except for the Laserblast stuff ofcourse).
I do too like that exit ramp.
in some ways i like the le visionarium poster better
And paddys gonna kill me once i say this but..........
I never liked the le visionarium ride. But loved the outside! I prepare to be killed!
Quote from: "Dlrpfan"And paddys gonna kill me once i say this but..........
I never liked the le visionarium ride. But loved the outside! I prepare to be killed!
Haha! Luckily for you, Paddy's away for a day or so, so he might gloss over that comment... :lol:
Even though I actually really liked Le Vis, I definately understand kate and Dlrpfan's point of view. Le Vis was overlooked by most guests, and DLRP just weren't getting the best use of the space that they could. With Buzz being so compact yet having such a high capacity and re-ride potential, it should please the DLRP bosses! :wink:
And now I have to say that I am *very* impressed by this, the new on-ride photo counter:
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Not only does it match the design of the main building, but it looks expensive, and even.... Discoveryland-ish!! :o
Another view of the exit:
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Part of the queue nearing the entrance doors:
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These excellent photos by "Philou" on DLRP Mag Forum.
It's starting to really come together, don't you think? :)
Another construction update from DLRP.fr:
At the entrance to the land, the Discoveryland logo has now been removed. The new Tomorrowland sign should be in place within the next week, and it's said to feature Buzz as the key mascot:
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Haha! Only joking! :twisted: This is just the everlasting Discoveryland entrance project, which seems to finally be nearing completion. It's made a big difference though, don't you think? Look at Constellations now:
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At Laser Blast itself, things seems to be almost done:
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I like entrance there, it doesn't seem to stick out *too* much from the rest of Discoveryland. Those gates they have around the queue with the symbol of a sun on them are really cool - VERY Discoveryland! :D
It's a shame they've had to ruin it all with this:
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I don't know whether they're temporary or not, but if they're still there on April 8th (or 9th), then I think DLRP fans should group together to get them removed... :wink:
Photos from: http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=435 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=435)
Oh, but to end on a positive note, here's another photo of those nice queue line barriers:
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Oh, and another good thing - they put the final antenna in place! (the one on the far left) It's been missing for months...
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Can't wait to see it all lit up at night... 8)
QuoteHaha! Only joking! This is just the everlasting Discoveryland entrance project, which seems to finally be nearing completion. It's made a big difference though, don't you think?
:o :o :o :o Please don't do that! I really got scared! :(
Quote from: "raptor1982":o :o :o :o Please don't do that! I really got scared! :(
:lol: :lol: Sorry, I couldn't resist... :P
I think those 2D Little Green Men are worse than them changing the name of the land, tbh... :(
QuoteI like entrance there, it doesn't seem to stick out *too* much from the rest of Discoveryland. Those gates they have around the queue with the symbol of a sun on them are really cool - VERY Discoveryland!
I still dislike the fact that this facade has been put in Discoveryland. It really does look great, the Imagineers did an excellent job and it's like you said before, one of the best facades for a Buzz ride in any park.
But I don't like the black and lime green mixed with the Discoveryland style.
On the other hand, I got used to the Village balloons too, so next time I'm in DLRP, I'll be having a laser in my hands blasting Zurg to infinity and beyond....
The Aliens look better on the construction fences than those ones on the facade! YURK! Get'em OFF!
Any signs of the neon lights? :?:
Thanks for the pics, I think (and hope) that they take down the blue fencing in the next couple of days.What does everyone else think?
Ok, now this looks pretty darn COOL!
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Apparently the 4 tubes behind Buzz light up in 3 sections, giving the effect that Buzz is taking off!
They're also getting ready to light up the main logo:
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An overview of the area:
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I love the way they've coloured the ground, I just hope it doesn't wear off too easily.
More: http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=443 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=443)
Wow it looks great :!:
More importantly: they're working on the rigs for the neon lights on the antennas. :D
Quote from: "Baloo"Ok, now this looks pretty darn COOL!
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Yes, you're right. It looks really great and I guess it fits in with the neons on Space Mountain, Orbitron and Autopia. It's one of the first times I'm really excited about Buzz. By the way, the statue.. hopefully they will light him up better, because his eyes are freaking me out! :D
I cant wait too see it in realife!
Quote from: "Maarten"By the way, the statue.. hopefully they will light him up better, because his eyes are freaking me out! :D
Lol! Yeah, I've been wondering how they're going to light him. It would have been cool to perhaps have lights inside the statue, lighting up the green areas of the suit, since they should glow in the dark, right?
Take a look at these new photos:
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photos by Picsou on dlrp magazine forum
Buzz is lit really well there - you can see his body/suit and his face. But where is that lighting coming from? There's nowhere that I've seen lower down on the sign that has lights pointing upwards. There could be lights in the ground (aerial shot here: //http://img259.imageshack.us/my.php?image=buzz29kv.jpg - can you see any?), but then this wouldn't work very well with people walking over them. Maybe it's just a temporary construction light?
The photos also show that the jetstream from Buzz's wings lights up in green and red (as well as the blue seen yesterday).
Oh, and you can just about see that the logo is now lit up!
OK now I'm kinda worried :?
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Why has the entrance to Discoveryland decorations gone?
On a better note the neon loops around the antenna's are back :D
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and also Buzz has come to Constellations instead of Mickey
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I don't know what to think about the taking away of the Verne plaque, maybe it didn't fit, or has it AGAIN gone into rehab do you think? Seems rather odd something so pinnacle to the land would disappear so close to the opening of Buzz Lightyear laser Blast and as for Buzz instead of Mickey on the constellations signs I'm sure we saw that coming.
Yeah, it is very strange that they've taken away those Discoveryland decorations. Maybe they're cleaning them up properly, or perhaps just altering the colours slightly, to fit with the new look of Le Visionarium?
Here's the Constellations sign Paddy mentioned:
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I really like the Buzz graphic they've used, but it doesn't fit very well in that gap. You can really obviously tell that it's just been stuck in as a replacement, which shows that it's a bad design. They should have had Buzz in a horizontal flying pose... would have fit the space better.
I think the entrance is looking great though, all the colours look good together and I'm actually very happy with it all now, they've done a great design job, even if they won't get thanked much for it.
Photos are from here btw: http://joel.at.dlp.online.fr/dlp/20060228/ (http://joel.at.dlp.online.fr/dlp/20060228/)
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Don't like the green letters...
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God those murals... :?
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Small plants have been installed.
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Best news so far: the return of the neons!!!! :D :D :D
Lol - you love those neons, don't you? :lol:
I think the lime green Constellations sign/logo might look better when it's a bit less dusty. I think it looks great at the moment though, since the Buzz silhouette actually fits well in that circle. The main Constellations sign really is a mess though.
I like the plants they've chosen for the front of the attraction, they fit with the others around the land (like the ones next to Videopolis Theatre and in front of the Nautilus lagoon). I can't explain why they're similar, they just look kinda miniature and oriental/foreign... :? :wink:
There's a new video from Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters in California here: //http://www.visionsfantastic.com/forum/gallery/showimage.php?i=3575&c=
Thought it might be interesting. :)
Look at this:
http://magieinteractive.free.fr/z/MI.ph ... type=Photo (http://magieinteractive.free.fr/z/MI.php?bloc=affichage&ID=402&type=Photo)
Eeeeeew, what's DLRP's obsession with using that damn sign. The neon logo supported by all those poles is UGLY! It's nice that they want to make the advert so big and noticeable, but the location ruins the street and also makes DLRP seem really tacky.
The actual billboard looks really good, but yeah - the logo looks awful. They should have used the single-line logo, in white, at the top of the sign...
It's a good spot for the billboard though - apparently it's on the Périférique, so that should mean a lot of people will see it. Can't wait to see Tower of Terror there in a few years... 8)
that logo looks awful! hope they replase it before i do!!
Photo update:
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Click the link for more: http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=467 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=467)
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Shame it looks so... rubbish. Kinda contradicts the upmarket, "chic" style they're trying to give the resort with their main advertising campaign.
you beat me to it ant!!! :wink:
i received this today too!
Shareholders preview dates have been announced:
Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th March 2006!
Private Access on Saturday 25 OR Sunday 26 March 2006 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for:
* 2 Space Rangers per valid Shareholders Club card, after mandatory online registration until 22 March 2006 included, from the web site http://www.eurodisney.com (http://www.eurodisney.com)
* Invite two extra earthlings to save the toys universe!
In order to discover the attraction with your family, you will be entitled to access the ride with a maximum of 2 extra guests, upon prior registration.
(Entrances to the Disney© Parks are not included in this offer: your earthlings guests will be able to benefit from your 15% discount at the time you retrieve your own entrance tickets).
Warning: the offer is limited and available according the principle of first come first served.
More info & to register: http://www.eurodisney.com/en/0325.php (http://www.eurodisney.com/en/0325.php)
Found this whilst searching the internet:
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Source: wicketnic, dlrp.fr forum
Wow! That looks brilliant! I love the colours. :)
I've been doing a bit of searching myself, and the great construction topic at Disney Magic Interactive (//http://www.disneymagicinteractive.com/viewtopic.php?t=337&postorder=asc&start=270) has these brilliant photos:
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You can see the attraction poster, the different coloured flooring, the new plants and also the new bronze areas they seem to have added to the building supports! I think this corner really fits in well with Discoveryland.
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Fastpass machines.
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Fastpass entrance - what's that little room for, under the entrance canopy? Is it some kind of break room or shelter for CMs? Seems very strange... Maybe the Fastpass computers are in there...
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The very pretty new queue line barriers!
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The Fastpass area. Notice the silver metal "wires" going from the machines to the roof! These are obviously just decoration, since the real wiring is in the ground, but they look pretty cool!
What's the guy doing carrying a logo for the ride around though? LOL
Oh my god *hyperventerlating* :lol: I love it, right Buzz fits in now since those neons are so beautiful :D . Now Discoveryland has its lights back again so nice to see, good one Disneyland Resort Paris :) .
More photos in discoveryland:
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http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=474 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=474)
and in Paris:
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http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=473 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=473)
Wow, that poster is a bit extravagant isn't it? :o :D
The verticle neon tubes are really interesting too. According to DLRP.fr, they're not really "neons" at all - they're actually some kind of plasma-ball effect, with small metal pellets inside creating little flashes of light that look like electrical current!
So not only will they bring back light to that area of Discoveryland, but they'll be "animated" too! :o
Here is a small video of the neons in action:
http://reslife.free.fr/11-03-2006/buzz_eclairage.wmv (http://reslife.free.fr/11-03-2006/buzz_eclairage.wmv)
What is this, a disco?! I hope they sort that out... :(
Now it fits in Discoland :d
More photos:
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Click here for more:
http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=478 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=478)
Wow! I REALLY like that! :o :o
This looks so cool:
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And I think all this really *does* fit in Discoveryland... it reminds me of the original Discoveryland concept arts, with all the bright greens, purples, etc. and all the neon lights.
When you look at that photo above, it most definitely doesn't say "tomorrowland" does it? It looks so so good, and I'm really impressed how much they've spent on this ride. When it was announced I thought they'd just kinda throw it into the building, but they've really spent a lot of time and money on it...
I still don't like the way they have them flashing though, it looks really cheap. I just hope they were doing that to test them or something...
I'm getting more and more impressed honestly. :wink:
Quote from: "raptor1982"I'm getting more and more impressed honestly. :wink:
Wow, they MUST be doing a good job! :o
I'm still confused about the placing of those orange plasma "neon" tubes though... I thought all of the tubes were like that, but now it seems only a couple are, and the rest are blue... It's really confusing me! :lol:
Quote from: "Baloo"I'm still confused about the placing of those orange plasma "neon" tubes though... I thought all of the tubes were like that, but now it seems only a couple are, and the rest are blue... It's really confusing me! :lol:
Well I'm sure you won't get too confused after you see it in person :wink: , but I'm quite impressed as well with the whole look of the attraction. It definately does seem to look as though it belongs in the land, shame they could not have placed it anywhere else, oh well I'm still impressed and looking forward to Discoveryland all being open and lit up when I visit, now where has the Discoveryland logo and pillars gone :? .
Quote from: "PATMAGIC"Well I'm sure you won't get too confused after you see it in person :wink:
I just mean the placing of the plasma-style tubes is a bit odd. They seem to be in the bottom two slots of one of the antenna, but then used higher up in one of the others. It all seems a bit random, I can't work out what kind of pattern/design they're going for.
I'm not sure if we'll get to see it all lit up, not in total darkness anyway, it might not be dark enough when the park closes in April...
I really like it
I've done this attraction in Tokyo Disneyland and it's UGLY!
It's ugly on the outside and doesn't fit in Discoveryland and it even more ugly inside!
I want Timekeepér back :(
The Buzz Lightyear character will do sets in front of the attraction starting 8th April from 10h to 13h and 14h20 to 17h20.
Source: La Rouquine at DCP
Do you reckon that's why the entrance is designed like it is? There's obviously meant to be someone standing in the middle, in between the Fastpass and Regular queue entrances...
Would this explain that odd "room" they've built in the middle there, under the canopy, as well?
I hope having Buzz in front of the attraction doesn't make it too crowded. They had to have a proper queue for Stitch last year, and I'm not sure where they could do that with Laser Blast, if he's right in front of the entrance...
Oh WOW.
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http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=496 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=496)
I love Laser Blast!!!
Someone's been sneaking behind the construction fences....
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What do you think? We've never seen it from that angle before, it gives a really good idea of how it sits within the land, next to Autopia and Orbitron.
I think it fits in *amazingly* well. At the start of this project I would never have anticipated the exterior to blow me away so much, and fit so well into the design of Discoveryland. Sure, there's the Buzz figure and some cartoony satellite dishes, but I think it's been done SO well.
The fact that they've added more plants into the land is really good too, and that planting area is a lot bigger than it originally looked.
Overall, I think what I really like about this attraction is how you can really tell is a DISNEY attraction. The flooring, the queue barriers, the poster, the building, the details... It's brilliant, definitely a worthy replacement for Le Visionarium, in my eyes.
It looks impressive, really I'm amazed at how nice our building looks, much nicer than any of the others and with not too much of a certain colour it really helps to make it not too over the top, and nice addition of the plants :) .
Also now the construction walls have been taken down for the Cast Member Soft Openings.
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Photo from Raptor1982
Wow! Now that's a nice entrance! I love the blue and yellow ground there...
It's funny to see guests looking confused already, I'd hate to be the CM there having to explain why they can't go on the attraction. :lol:
Looks like it's a lot sunnier in Paris than it is here! :(
More Pics:
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http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=500 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=500)
Wow, the whole design, i think it looks great. They did a very good job from what i can see on the pictures.
Here are our photos:
http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/buzz_construction (http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/buzz_construction)
I'm SO SO SO impressed!!
The amount of effort put into this attraction is quite simply amazing!! :o :o
The "Star Command" fastpass machine covers... the cool theming around the on-ride photo screens... the very tasteful "coming soon" signs... the *cool* attraction poster... the beautiful on-ride photo desk... the green lights in the fastpass area at night... the brilliant on-ride photo artwork... They REALLY pulled this this one out the bag, I almost can't believe it looks *this* good!
Bravo to everyone at Imagineering and in the park management who made this happen, you've achieved the impossible with the troublesome "Buzz Lightyear" theme, and given us AMAZING hope for Tower of Terror and Toon Studios!! This is a brilliant time to be a DLRP fan. :D
There were soft openings of Buzz today, don't believe me look at this:
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And there is a small video of the animatronic buzz that lives in the que line, he can speak both French and English:
http://reslife.free.fr/18-03-2006/buzz_so.wmv (http://reslife.free.fr/18-03-2006/buzz_so.wmv)
I just read about this on Disney Magic Interactive! Thanks for the photos!
Wow, they kept this under wraps didn't they?
I can't help but think that all those people waiting for the PA Dream and Shareholder "previews" will be a little bit annoyed...
Edit: That outside queue looks like HELL! :(
Here are some more pics:
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More pictures can be found on the link (warning:this link contains a few spoilers)
http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/ ... LIERS.html (http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/archives/402-Buzz-Lightyear-ouvert-SPOLIERS.html)
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The first Hidden Mickey has been spotted! What would a Disney attraction be without one? Just one bad detail in the queue and the loading area of the attraction; in the paintings they used the Space Mountain from the American and Asian parks. I don't know whether the Imagineers did this on purpose or that it's just costcutting. :?
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I understand that a Victorian Space Mountain wouldn't fit at all, and that most of the guests don't even recognise the Space Mountain of the other parks in this paintings. Perhaps they should have made some new paintings, but on the other hand; it would have been more expensive insteed of copying. They did probably the right thing.
Quote from: "Maarten"I understand that a Victorian Space Mountain wouldn't fit at all, and that most of the guests don't even recognise the Space Mountain of the other parks in this paintings. Perhaps they should have made some new paintings, but on the other hand; it would have been more expensive insteed of copying. They did probably the right thing.
I think they did the right thing. In the other parks, it's really obvious that that piece of the artwork is meant to be a hidden secret - Space Mountain. But in Paris, it isn't very obvious at all (to the average guest), so it's a much more "clever" in-joke.
I wonder if the Imagineers/management used that same logic to cover up their costcutting, for cloning the attraction so exactly? :lol:
A member on DCP had the chance to do the ride today and noticed that in the queue line "Astro Blasters" has been printed on one of the huge manuals... :? :roll:
And look for Nine-Eyes who is hidden somewhere in the ride, I've been told she's in there as a tribute to the old Visionnarium, just like the tradition in Disney when an attraction replace another (cf Pooh replacing Country Bears in DL)
DLRP.fr have got loads of pictures of on and off of the ride:
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For the que, click here: http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=502 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=502)
And for the on-ride pics, click here: http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=503 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=503)
P.S. Here is the astro blasters manual that is in the laser blast que:
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Sorry, but I think this is a bad show. I can't understand why the don't notice these kind of things themeselves. I mean, they even create the smallest details like Hidden Mickeys at our unique entrance, but to fix these small errors is to much to ask. On the other hand, if you look through the eyes of a normal guest... "Astro Blaster" can stand for the pistol itself which is shown just below the name?! :)
By the way, it's great to hear that they have created a tribute to Le Visionarium. Nice to see that Disney has a tradition of new rides saluting the rides who got replaced. 8)
Like the short vid makes me want 2 go there even sooner!
QuoteI understand that a Victorian Space Mountain wouldn't fit at all, and that most of the guests don't even recognise the Space Mountain of the other parks in this paintings. Perhaps they should have made some new paintings, but on the other hand; it would have been more expensive insteed of copying. They did probably the right thing.
Buzz Lightyear Star Command was just on tv, and guess what I noticed... that Space Mountain-like space ship is actually the mother ship in that cartoon... So that makes sense. :D
Quote from: "Maarten"On the other hand, if you look through the eyes of a normal guest... "Astro Blaster" can stand for the pistol itself which is shown just below the name?! :)
I think this is why it's there. They're not so cheap that they couldn't be bothered to change the name - they've altered things to put them into French language elsewhere, and just look at the amount of effort put into the outside of the building. I think "Astro Blaster" sounds better than "Laser Blaster" really, and it could also be seen as a small salute to the other versions of the attraction.
Quote from: "Kinou"And look for Nine-Eyes who is hidden somewhere in the ride, I've been told she's in there as a tribute to the old Visionnarium, just like the tradition in Disney when an attraction replace another (cf Pooh replacing Country Bears in DL)
If this is true, I will be SO happy! :D
The ride looks pretty much as I expected, and the people seem to be enjoying it. I'm looking forward to seeing it for myself, I think it might actually be one of my favourite rides in terms of how fun and re-ridable it is. :)
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i never did le vis...... would love to look out for nine eyes so no idea what she looks like - could someone post a pic?? thanks
9-Eye is in the old Le Visionarium poster:
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She was a floating robot with 9 cameras, due to the fact that circle-vision attractions have 9 screens. :wink:
Here's a quick video of the soft openings: http://www.dailymotion.com/obiwan_dcp/video/82187 (http://www.dailymotion.com/obiwan_dcp/video/82187) (by Obiwan from DCP)
Buzz's speach is quite long, and it seems the queue is moving quite fast at that point, meaning most people won't get to see it all, especially not in both languages. The difference in his voice between the French and English versions is a bit weird too. I know they can't do anything about that, but it just looks strange. :wink:
The poster still creeps me out!
I've just found another hidden mickey:
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Quote from: "Baloo"I can't help but think that all those people waiting for the PA Dream and Shareholder "previews" will be a little bit annoyed...
You mean the very same people who would cry "foul" during and after their "exclusive" preview because of long lines, bumpy safety procedures and the CMs not being trained to handle crowds on the new ride?
Please, give me a break...
Quote from: "experiment627"You mean the very same people who would cry "foul" during and after their "exclusive" preview because of long lines, bumpy safety procedures and the CMs not being trained to handle crowds on the new ride?
Please, give me a break...
By doing these previews, though, lots of AP holders and Shareholders are already complaining. It's a catch-22 situation: if they didn't do the previews, they'd complain because it wasn't running very well. If they do the previews, they all complain because they were meant to be "first"... There's pretty much no way out for DLRP.
Maybe they should have told the shareholders and AP holders at the time of announcing their preview dates, that these were part of a series of soft openings? They should labelled the previews as "exclusive ride time" or something, rather than some kind of "ride it first" event.
Or maybe even better these stupid AP Holders and Shareholders should realise how a theme park operates its new rides :P . After all they do need time to get used to operating it can't just open it on opening day and then have everything working fantastic without a couple of weeks experience on it. Also its very good word of mouth from day visitors to go and tell their friends about these cool new attraction they have ridden in Disneyland Resort Paris, meaning more people arrive at the park, meaning more profit, pretty good strategy of operating the soft openings really :wink: .
The trouble is, the AP holders and Shareholders obviously don't realise the ride needs to be tested before they get their critical hands on it. (check out dlp.info for complaints, lol) They definately should have mentioned that their previews would be part of a wider soft-opening season, I think.
There's videos from inside the attraction on http://www.dlrp.fr (http://www.dlrp.fr) now. I can't watch them because I'm at college, but I think I'll give it a miss anyway, or I'll get to DLRP and will have already seen the attraction in so much detail that there's nothing left to discover...
Has anyone heard any more about soft openings? Did they take place yesterday (Sunday), and will there be any during this week?
Just incase anyone is interested, here are some pictures of the disabled guest vehicle:
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Here is the rope pulled to open the vehicle.
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As you can see, it is bulkier than the other vehicles and has a slightly different design.
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Here it is open.
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And here is a normal one.
thats great thanks for that info, we often takes a disabled child with us so its good to see the accessability...its great to see that dlrp are continuing to offer equal ops to disabled guests.
btw how do disabled guests board this ride?.....normal guest queue, fastpass or exit?
thanks
The disabled vehicle is VERY impressive!! I didn't expect it to allow a wheelchair to actually be taken onboard, that's brilliant! And in answer to your question, kate, I the disabled entrance is located in the undercover section of the queue, near the on-ride photo desk. I'm not sure if it's the exit or the entrance you use, but it's definately in that corner. Hopefully Raptor or Flor can let us know when they get back.
Here are some photos of the Shareholders preview organisation from Scrooge on DMI forum (//http://www.disneymagicinteractive.com/viewtopic.php?t=337&start=330):
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They didn't use the main entrance for the previews, instead they opened a gate on the far side of the outside queue area. I guess this was so that normal guests didn't try and get in. The members over on that forum are saying that the previews were very well organised and that people coming off the ride were very positive.
Here's an image of the special wristband the Shareholders got:
:arrow: http://kyotodlrp.free.fr/bracelet.JPG (http://kyotodlrp.free.fr/bracelet.JPG) (by Kyoto)
And I know we've seen this before, but Kyoto has also made a rather nice video of Buzz doing his French spiel: http://kyotodlrp.free.fr/dlrp25032006%20015.avi (http://kyotodlrp.free.fr/dlrp25032006%20015.avi)
We're just back from DLRP! Laserblast is a great ride, much better than the WDW version!!!! It really love it (except the facade ofcourse :wink:)
Our Laser Blast photos are now online!!!
http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/laserblast (http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/laserblast)
Glad to hear you like it! :D :D
Thanks for the photos, they're awesome. I especially like how they show how good the lighting is in the queue area, it definitely looks much better in photos than the other versions do.
How many times did you ride it? What were the queues like? And the reactions of other people at the previews? Tell us more!! :lol:
The queues were quite short before noon. Only AP's and Shareholders got access, so it all went quite fast. Lines after 14h were looooooong. The complete outside queue line was filled up. Waiting time was around 40 minutes (high capacity ride means shorter waiting times).
I think we did it 4 or 5 times! It's fun to try and improve your previous score and find hidden targets. I've also been trying to find Nine-Eyes, but can't find her anywhere... :(
Actually, I haven't heard any reactions from other guests, but I know my family loved it (including my grandmother). :)
Thanks for the info! It's interesting you say the queue line filled up and the queue time was 40 minutes. It's a very high capacity ride, so do you reckon that'll be the normal maximum wait?
Does anyone happen to know how many vehicles there are on the ride? I'd like to know how the capacity compares to Phantom Manor. I'm guessing it's much much lower...
Quote from: "raptor1982"Actually, I haven't heard any reactions from other guests, but I know my family loved it (including my grandmother). :)
A lot of reports I've read seem to be very very positive, and you made a good point saying even your grandmother liked it - it seems to be a very all-round attraction which is perfect for the park/land. People seem to actually forgive the fact that they put the ride in Discoveryland and just be glad that we've got such a fun, addictive new ride. Which sounds like great news for DLRP! :D
QuotePeople seem to actually forgive the fact that they put the ride in Discoveryland
Is that for me?? :lol: :lol: :lol:
When we exited the ride, we got surveyed about it. The CM asked me what I liked most about the ride (I said the whole concept) and what I disliked the most (I said: the location where they've put it :wink: )
In case any one wonders, she also asked:
- How would you rate this attraction
- Is there a similar ride like this in the resort
- What did you like the most
- What did you dislike the most
- Are you staying on property
Quote from: "raptor1982"QuotePeople seem to actually forgive the fact that they put the ride in Discoveryland
Is that for me?? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Lol, no! I know how you feel about that one... :wink:
It's nice to see they're doing a survey about it, but the questions are a bit strange - I can't really think what kind of information they'll get out of it.
Quote from: "Baloo"It's nice to see they're doing a survey about it, but the questions are a bit strange - I can't really think what kind of information they'll get out of it.
I think they try to keep the satisfaction level as high as possible by getting to know what the guests think and/or want. I mean, they interview so many people. I went during the Christmas Season of 2004 and the Summer Season of 2005, and both times I got interviewed too, over at It's A Small World and the entrance of the Walt Disney Studios. I can still remember some questions the castmember asked last summer while we were in the Studios like "How many times have you been to Disneyland Resort Paris?", "Are you staying on property?" and "What was the reason you wanted to come to the Resort during this season?" I answered that we came for Fantillusion and Wishes, both can't be seen during the spring for example.
Those questionaires are hilarious. In January 2005 when I had mine in WDS, the CM looked shocked at my suggestions of "maybe that big tower ride like they have in the states, or a land for cartoon characters" when she asked about how WDS could be improved.
Anyway, back on topic. Has anyone heard any info about the press opening on Friday? :shock: 8) Who can access this event... is it? JUST press? I have to get there lol.
If i go to Disneyland Paris this year i will go on this ride. From what pictures and some videos which i have seen i have to say that this ride looks very impressive, well what do you expect from Disney. :D
Quote from: "Daniel"If i go to Disneyland Paris this year i will go on this ride. From what pictures and some videos which i have seen i have to say that this ride looks very impressive, well what do you expect from Disney. :D
Yeah, it's looking more impressive by the day, especially now they've put all this stuff for the press event into the park:
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More: http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=548 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=548)
I wish they wouldn't make the proper grand opening a press-only event, it's really ungrateful to those people who spend money going there frequently.
Oooooh, do I sense some sour grapes? This event looks amazing... way better than DLR's!!!!!! If anyone in France can record a clip off TV, I don't think we will be dissappointed. The new Buzz outfit sound so cool, but it's a shame that people who get into the park for free (and report on this as a job) get to see it, rather than paying guests. :roll:
Quote from: "Kris"Oooooh, do I sense some sour grapes?
Yes! :lol: But I can understand them reserving this for press/celebs-only - image the crowds if they opened it up to all guests!! Arggh! They probably are doing the best thing with just having a simple ceremony on Saturday, like the SM:M2 one.
And to quote Kris, here's some info about what the press event might feature:
Quote from: "Kris"Does anyone remember the opening of SM back in 1995? The rocket man that flies? Well a little birdie told me there's going to be a rather cool version of that this week. I wonder who it could be Rolling Eyes Possibly Buzz flying with his wings spread and smoke coming from his jet pack?
http://forums.chrismedia.co.uk/viewtopi ... =3257#3257 (http://forums.chrismedia.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=3257#3257)
Sounds good to me! Anyone know if there's going to be fireworks of any kind? I could camp out on top of the Vinci parking lot to watch them... :lol:
There well could be a firework display there, we will just have to wait and see. The stage/set looks very good with all the lights around that area, ashame i can't go to it. :?
I'm sure you have all seen this but just incase. if you go to http://www.helpbuzz.com/flash/UK/main.p ... UK&pays=UK (http://www.helpbuzz.com/flash/UK/main.php?lang=UK&pays=UK) click on go and then exclusive you will be able to watch the grand opening filmed last night.
Pictures of the Grand Opening can be found on the 2 links below:
http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=556 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=556)
http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=557 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=557)
Here is a pic of the new Fast Pass ticket:
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And finally, the cut outs from the old construction wall can now be found at Pizza Planet:
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Our photos from the Press Event and opening:
http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/l ... st_opening (http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/laserblast_opening)
Looks like it really was a fantastic night, even if the cheesy camp dancer seems fairly odd, as if its going back to the 90's captain eo :lol: , though the press show looks really nice and why don't we get to see that and what a surprise yet again VIP's get themselves a posh meal in Videopolis :lol: . Was cool seeing Holz opening the attraction on Saturday, not like it was easy to see anyway. But over all I have to say I now love this attraction and I just want to go back to increase my score :P .
Brilliant photos Kristof! I'm glad you were there to catch all of that. :D I love the shots of the fireworks when they opened it to the press, and the Imagineer! :wink:
I especially love this:
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:lol:
Heehee, who's that? Looks as if he had much fun though ;)
Although I'd have prefered that Le Visionarium would still be there, I'm excited to take a ride at Buzz' new attraction next year. Would you say it's more for boys/men (coz' they typically like space, science fiction and stuff more than women do)? I like Discoveryland the less, but I like Toy Story and new attractions :donald:
That guy would be Karl Holz, the CEO of EuroDisney SCA, the parent company of Disneyland Resort Paris :wink: .
Correction, Eurodisney S.A.S. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Shut up man I haven't had time to read :lol: :wink: .
I command you to go back on topic :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :lol:
Quote from: "Nala_84"Would you say it's more for boys/men (coz' they typically like space, science fiction and stuff more than women do)? I like Discoveryland the less, but I like Toy Story and new attractions :donald:
No, I'd actually say it's great for everyone. If you like computer games, or are even in the slightest bit competitive then it's brilliant. This weekend everyone seemed to be really enjoying the attraction, even parents seemed to be actually joining in properly and trying to get a good score!
This attraction is so perfect for Discoveryland, it's exactly what the land needed - colour, youth, excitement and a very very re-rideable ride! I can't wait to visit the resort again when its a bit quieter so I can get more rides on it.
Is it just on Buzz, or have they changed the fastpass return window for all attractions from 30mins back to 1 hour like in the old days??
Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"Is it just on Buzz, or have they changed the fastpass return window for all attractions from 30mins back to 1 hour like in the old days??
I never even noticed! It seems to be just Buzz - I've got SM:M2 and BTM fastpasses that are both 30mins.
I wonder why they chose an hour-long time slot?
A couple of Questions:
1) How much did it cost to make the attraction?
2) When does it take the on-ride photo and how (because you can move the vehicle with the pivoter)?
about the costs: no idea.
about the picture.
they make it in the scene where Buzz has his laser pointed at Zurg (it's the scene after the starway)
And idd you can rotate the Space Cruiser with a joystick but after the starway they turn around on themselves and you can't rotate anymore. All space cruiser are facing to the scene with Buzz. The camera is behind the Space Ship (rightside bottom) of Zurg (you can see the flashes there).
Thanks :wink:
Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast cost about € 30m, or € 39m if you include the costs associated with the removal and "decommissioning" of Le Visionarium.
I think the first price is a bit of a bargain considering the effect it should have on the land/park/resort! :)
It also shows you how Disney attraction prices are in a totally different league to those you'll hear from other European parks (such as Alton and their £4m chocolate factory).
Yeah, in Disney terms the ride is a true bargain, but on a worldwide scale it's a massive investment. Was really interested how much Buzz costed!
It's kinda obvious C.A.T.C.F. was so cheap though. God, where's the design, quality and technology?
I don't know how legit this is, but DLRP_bopazot just posted this photo on the MiceAge forums that seems to show 9-Eye lurking inside Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast:
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Does anyone know more, or can confirm this?! :)
Looks very random, but if its real oh cool I'm gonna go searching for it sooner lol, always love nine eye, why didn't they put a lifesize timekeeper in there instead of Zurg would have made more sense :lol: .
Quote from: "PATMAGIC"why didn't they put a lifesize timekeeper in there instead of Zurg would have made more sense :lol: .
Perhaps Zurg is the timekeeper in disguise! :lol:
It's great to see nine-eyes and that he has finally been found!
lol
but surely if nine eye is not in use there is no point in keeping it inside the attraction
Quote from: "Dlrpfan"lol
but surely if nine eye is not in use there is no point in keeping it inside the attraction
As a tribute to the past attraction... Disney do it a lot around the world. Usually they do it better than just dumping a piece of the old attraction on the floor though. :D
I'm still not sure if this is real or not. It seems weird they'd leave it lying around in there, just on the floor, this could have been faked. Apparently she's in the Robot Attack (first) scene, next to the first robot...
Dlrp.fr have some updates on Buzz:
Nine-eyes:
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More fastpass wires:
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And barriers directing peopl to the exit:
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http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=725 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=725)
Here's a better photo:
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There's something missing in this picture but I just can't put my finger on it :?
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(Due to maintenance strike)
http://www.dlrp.fr/actu_buzz_lightyear_ ... t_821.html (http://www.dlrp.fr/actu_buzz_lightyear_laser_blast_821.html)
Hmm, I wonder??? lol
Out of interest, who or what was nine-eyes, i take it that it's the robot, but what is it from?
Nine-eyes is......was in Le Visionarium!
She was the robot time machine that the guests would travel in theoretically around time with the host Timekeeper with you the guest inside Nine Eye, for more information on Le Visionarium try here http://www.patmagic.net/levis.htm (http://www.patmagic.net/levis.htm)
But buzz being gone wow that really is a shock to me since the attraction is so new.
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"There's something missing in this picture but I just can't put my finger on it
Quote from: "PATMAGIC"But buzz being gone wow that really is a shock to me since the attraction is so new.
That's whats missing! :lol:
Due to the maintenance strike they had to remove the whole figure? Really? I would have thought they'd just cover it in black cloth if it was going out-of-sync or something... removing it seems drastic. Last time I remember them doing that was when the duelling pirates went out-of-action for months and months... :?
I hope Buzz is ok, he's a far more complex character than we give him credit. My thoughts are with his 4 family members during this difficult time. :(
Cheerz for the the info Patrick!! I had heard of Le Vis, but never knew what it was. All is now clear, thanks again!
If any one ever wants info about Le Vis paddys the man!
Member "altro-m-s" reports on Disney Central Plaza that the animatronic Buzz has been put back on its place. :)
Well it only took them 6 months...
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Glad they bought an extra rope, that line snaking right across the Discoveryland entrance was a big problem at the opening.
I noticed this a while ago on someone's photos, but they've also changed the entrance design, adding those little blue and lime green sections with stars to the "legs" of the entrance arch... Wonder why?
The fastpass system for this over Halloween was a nightmare - 30 minutes to queue to get one and the machines kept breaking down and then a further 40 minutes in the fast pass queue - whats fast about that?
I cannot believe the machines that Disney use are the most efficient way of getting fastpasses to people - it would be better if you could go to one machine and select fastpasses for all the rides you wanted at once with it being centrally controlled
:lol: I totally fail at this ride...me and my mum went on it 4 times over the 3 days we were there, and she beat me on points everytime! :oops: I think my highest score was around 17000. :( I totally suck at that ride.
:P It's still fun though!
I have to dig out this old topic...sorry^^...I just wanted to tell that in Europa Park,a german park, opens an attraction called Atlantis...But its the same as Buzz Lightyear with laserpistols.....so its kind of a copy :( But on the other side I'm really happy about it because I love Buzz Lightyears Laser Blast and I will go to this park on Halloween... :D :D
Heres the link if you want to watch the new attraction://http://www.europapark.de
Happy birthday Buzz!
=D> =D>
Thanks for getting our new attractions off to such a great start. :wink:
Thanks for the Reminder Baloo;
Happy Birthday Buzz, Youve been a wonderful attraction for a year and many more years to come ! :D/
God, has it really been a year :shock: , feels not too long at all, this time last year I was in the resort. It's great to see what a difference a year makes :) . Well Joyeux Anniversaire Buzz, what can be now described as a great replacement for timekeeper thanks to the amount of attention it seems to have drawn.
this probably is a bump but I think this is not useless :P
I actually was wondering if anybody here has got some technical/layout drawings for some research i will be doing on this attraction.
it would be great if anybody could help me out :D
Tiger13b,
When I was at Disneyland Park a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that the usually impressive Buzz Lightyear animatronic in the queue looked a bit weird. It seems the projection of his face no longer lines up with the blank mask. His eyes look distorted and he has a big black band under his chin:
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^ Yes, that does look odd....
Haven't been in this thread before! So I have to say that I absolutely love the Laser Blast! Its one of the rides that we get off and jump straight back on again!
Oh yes. He looks weired. Maybe there is a problem with the projection system. But most people will not recognize it. I had to look twice and check it with my pictures.
love this ride. went on it for the fiirst time in october and used extra magic hours, so went on in 10 minutes. i didn't know it spinned until halfway through the ride :D
I'm surprised to see that, an entire year after I first wrote about it, Disney still haven't fixed Buzz's misaligned projection face. He's not supposed to have that black "chin strap" and his features are distorted:
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Photo by Angel (//http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150322379196078.338185.729841077&type=1&l=6d69fe18ca)